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

The film carries a psychosexual undertone and touches on depression, identity and faith.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Shay Mitchell’s midnight espresso base exudes a plum undertone that couldn’t be better aligned with the seasonal transformation.

— Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of undertone

Noun

These tankers may be turning off their tracking signals to avoid detection, experts told CNN.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The company announced in 2025 that interactions with its generative AI features could become signals for the content and ads people see across Meta products.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of signal

Noun

Feeling entertained and engaged with only the slightest tinge of discomfort is not unlike the experience of watching Adults.

— Emily Gould, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Cuomo spends a lot of the album chewing over a middle-aged indecisiveness that mirrors the journey of his fans, adding a drolly poignant tinge to a warmly familiar sound.

— Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of tinge

Noun

According to the team, each of those characteristics plays out similarly in real fish of various sizes across different ecological niches.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
And most simulants of lunar material are faithful in their geological characteristics, to simulate the lunar surface and its dust, rather than the precise chemistry within.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of characteristic

Noun

That ambiguity is echoed in Banks’ score, which takes on the tone of a lament and a celebration, frustration and hope, struggle and liberation, the quest for transcendence in the face of the challenges posed by daunting inequities.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Water movement has carved patterns into the tidal flats, creating a transition from warm golden tones to cool teal waters.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of tone

Noun

Dillman and his coconspirator used the funds to pay themselves and to make risky and speculative investments in other cryptocurrency ventures, authorities said, citing other evidence presented at the trial.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
The petition for a new trial argues the original accounts were more consistent with the evidence.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of evidence

Noun

Rather than synthetic dyes, General Mills is using colors derived from sources including fruits and vegetables, as well as spices such as turmeric and paprika, to maintain the familiar hues of its cereals.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
At maximum eclipse, much of the moon may take on an eerie reddish hue as sunlight filtered through Earth's atmosphere is refracted into the shadow and onto the lunar surface.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of hue

Noun

Getting that apparently trivial behavior working involved Home Assistant, MQTT, custom software, and more Claude, Codex and ChatGPT tokens than one should reasonably associate with boiling pasta.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
Bitcoin rose first and lifted the broader market, but Solana has outperformed many other altcoins, a catchall term for tokens other than Bitcoin.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

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