overtones

noun

plural of overtone
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as in undertones

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtones
  1. hues
  2. characteristics
  3. tones
  4. signals
  5. tinges
  6. qualities
  7. features
  8. evidences
Noun
  • Lean into classic warm-weather styling like the supermodel, who paired hers with a plaid linen button-down shirt and crewneck T-shirt in coordinating baby blue hues.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 20 July 2026
  • Fashion stylist Charmine Asseng advocates for viewing color as storytelling, urging individuals to build looks around a dominant shade, with supporting hues creating harmony.
    — Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of hues
Noun
  • As far as the on-field characteristics, the Cubs see a super-athletic pitcher who, despite being only 6-foot-1, can hold his 95-mph heater into games.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of characteristics
Noun
  • Ross accessorized her look with a chunky, layered statement necklace in contrasting earthy tones.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
  • It’s made from vegan leather in three neutral tones for easy outfit coordination, and the wide strap has an adjustable drop length.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of tones
Noun
  • Problems arise when people assume those same signals mean the same thing everywhere.
    — Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • Optasia runs roughly tens of millions of daily credit decisions through a stack of 200-plus machine-learning models that draw on thousands of alternative signals per user.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of signals
Noun
  • The tinges of regret over What Might Have Been for him tremble just beneath his and the movie’s surface.
    — Adam Graham, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Stems and leaves take on deep red tinges in the fall.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Midwest Living, 4 May 2026
Definition of tinges
Noun
  • For those who oppose book bans, those qualities are easily conflated.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
  • As Darrold and Marty Glanville of Sunrise Flour Mill have noted, a skilled baker can use baker’s yeast to make bread with qualities that imitate those often associated with sourdough, such as a crisp, chewy crust and open crumb.
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026
Definition of qualities
Noun
  • In other words, age limits change the economic calculus for exploitative features.
    — Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026
  • The $70-$140 range gets you larger sizes and capacities, higher wattages and extra features.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of features
Noun
  • What Frost’s claim evidences is that perennial American anxiety about speaking a tongue whose name isn’t shared with that of our nationality.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
  • This evidences deliberate indifference to foreseeable violence.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of evidences
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