OVERTONE Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

overtone

noun

Definition of overtone

as in undertone

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achromatism

as in signal

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Recent Examples of overtone Read the full story to find out which names are in the mix, including one high-level state official who has floated a trial balloon to land a seat on the high court, and proposals to reduce the political overtones to the judge selection process. — Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 11 Apr. 2026 There’s a definite overtone of the Coen brothers in the way Jorma Taccone works. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026 This deciduous, semi-dwarf tree features forest green leaves that turn yellow in the fall, producing showy clusters of white flowers with a pink overtone in the spring. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026 The arrests and the scramble to free the family took on political overtones. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overtone

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Noun

That pursuit of control carries an undertone of institutional distrust.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Like gray carpets, the key is to pay close attention to the beige carpet’s undertone.

— Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026

Definition of undertone

Noun

This signal reached Earth as a continuous invitation to fellowship, and the record-breaking viewership of Artemis II built like a slow cooker feast, with global engagement increasing from launch to splashdown.

— Aparna Venkatesan, Space.com, 20 July 2026
Very early in the morning, however, the moon will make a series of aspects — with Mars, Saturn and Mercury retrograde — that could potentially trigger everything from feelings of restlessness to emotional reactions due to mixed signals.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Definition of signal

Noun

Unhealthy air quality, heat pummels New York City Skies in the city held a gloomy yellow tinge on Thursday morning as Canadian wildfires burned, causing unhealthy air quality in multiple regions of the United States.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Creamy white clusters of fragrant flowers with a yellow tinge appear from late spring to early summer.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

Definition of tinge

Noun

For black holes, this measure of entropy is connected to characteristics like spin and energy, which means it could be used to understand how these cosmic titans respond to different events.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 July 2026
This is followed by an interview—and then Bending Spoons used hiring algorithms to run an analysis on how the talent scored against both quantitative, and qualitative characteristics.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Definition of characteristic

Noun

That was with the advantage of evidence that people will pay for transportation.

— Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Yet lawyers involved told me that Administration policymakers seemed to want specific proof of a war crime, and since the State Department doesn’t run courts to weigh evidence, the lawyers couldn’t prove anything.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of evidence

Noun

Karlie Kloss looks super chic in different hues of blue on July 15 in New York City.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Trend forecasting platform, WGSN, named it color of the year, and after seeing Matthieu Blazy’s use of the blue-green hue in his Chanel shows, everyone is incorporating a touch of teal into their wardrobes this summer.

— Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 16 July 2026

Definition of hue

Noun

How swiftly and utterly a flood will erase a man’s guilt, or at least the tokens of it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Google disclosed in May that its AI models were processing about 19 billion tokens per minute for developers, implying more than 27 trillion per day.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Definition of token

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