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
  • The fabric in the collection—dubbed Vitalife—was created in shades ranging from pastels to deeper hues like a rust red.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
  • Find seven frosted glass nail ideas that range from Popsicle-stained to iced matcha hues, ahead.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Definition of hues
Noun
  • Due to her limited knowledge of the lore, there were characteristics that guided her transformation.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 July 2026
  • Three months later, the Supreme Court voted to allow immigration agents to stop people based on racial or ethnic characteristics while still-ongoing litigation against it proceeded.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026
Definition of characteristics
Noun
  • Color, particularly the vivid hues of local birds and flowers as well as the more muted tones of sand and rock, was as important to her as material, with layering also playing a part in both her sculptures and her works on paper.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026
  • Inside the hotel, a soothing palette of timber, stone, and bronze tones, layered with sculptural forms and soft textures, reflects its surroundings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Definition of tones
Noun
  • However, rookie Brandon Valenzuela admitted difficulty keeping track of the evolving signals.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The other striking thing is that some of the events occurred without an obvious indication of tectonic signals picked up by the hydrophones present.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 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
  • All three qualities are on display in a weekend retreat the firm designed on Shelter Island, a bucolic haven wedged between Long Island’s North and South Forks, just up the road from The Hamptons.
    — Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • In his press conferences, the Scot spoke about the different qualities — the speed and direct play — the Englishman brought to the table.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of qualities
Noun
  • Update to the latest version to see all Vogue content, as well as new features like our Runway Genius quiz, Group Chats, and posts from Vogue contributors.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 July 2026
  • Organizing Elements To really put your mudroom over the top, consider incorporating features that help make organizing your home easier.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 4 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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