ORCHESTRAL Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

orchestral

adjective

Definition of orchestral

as in harmonic

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Recent Examples of orchestral Combined with orchestral theme music and other flourishes, the boards may add to a sense of drama rather than toning it down. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026 Through lush orchestral arrangements, Estrada sang about finding joy after heartbreak and loss — and made her fans feel a little less alone during bleak times. — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026 Schoenberg, who works as an orchestral composer and professor of music at Occidental College in Los Angeles, has also composed music for film. — Megan Fitzgerald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026 Soundtracked by a theatrical orchestral arrangement that switches back and forth between jazzy and classical styles, the minute-long video opens with the pop star in a white suit and top hat, outfitted with many silver gems and brooches. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for orchestral

Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestral

Adjective

Ziggy Marley was headlining the show with Burning Spear, and the air was thick with the sound of harmonic lineage.

— Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
But at times, the caliber of their technical and harmonic choices sounds arty and sophisticated.

— Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of harmonic

Adjective

Some of the production’s strongest moments feature this sort of tricky tonal pivot, as when a punkish gamer (a terrific Wren Rivera) is unveiled as the gleeful consultant who selects organ recipients using an algorithm.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
And North of North, which was a surprise out of the gate, now surprises again with a deft tonal pivot.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of tonal

Adjective

James, always an exacting rhythmic engineer, was now dividing the beat into fragments tiny enough to push at the very edge of rhythm itself.

— Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
Members of the orchestra, and sometimes the music director, select the excerpts to test technical skills, for example rhythmic precision or control in the high register.

— Jeremy Reynolds Ross Mantle, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of rhythmic

Adjective

Probably because at the time many of the time signatures and chordal progressions that Miles used were over the head of a young guitar player still functioning in the blues and folk idioms.

— Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Hudson buttressed Al Kooper’s original organ part into a chordal fortress, part of an incendiary performance that surges to peak after peak.

— Jon Pareles, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025

Definition of chordal

Adjective

In this grid, the revealer is at 57-Across, clued with [Hides one’s central point, in a way … with a doubly homophonic hint to 20-, 30-, 38- and 48-Across].

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
My introduction to homophonic translation came from my former teacher, Mónica de la Torre.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Jan. 2026

Definition of homophonic

Adjective

Why these sections have been singled out for annotation is a mystery, given that there are more dramatic and more obviously lyrical moments elsewhere in the poem.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
And, yes, this rendition represented a lyrical alteration by the Tonji that departed from the traditional wording of the French national anthem.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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