as in harmonic
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of tonal
This multi-tonal brunette would certainly turn heads with its high-shine finish.
—
Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 May 2026
Likely influenced by the women on my feed who glide through airports in tonal cashmere layers carrying nothing but a Rimowa and emotional stability.
—Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 23 May 2026
The leather is accented by tonal crimson suede paisley cutouts and the style also includes extra short Western earn pulls with bullet pull holes.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
The film occupies territory between romance and psychological study, a tonal balance Sode navigated by viewing romantic feeling as inseparable from broader human need.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for tonal
Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 May 2026
Likely influenced by the women on my feed who glide through airports in tonal cashmere layers carrying nothing but a Rimowa and emotional stability.
—Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 23 May 2026
The leather is accented by tonal crimson suede paisley cutouts and the style also includes extra short Western earn pulls with bullet pull holes.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
The film occupies territory between romance and psychological study, a tonal balance Sode navigated by viewing romantic feeling as inseparable from broader human need.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for tonal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tonal
Adjective
-
In the first etude, strings play on open strings, which creates a sense of harmonic healing by leaving nature well enough alone.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
-
Humanoid robots built on harmonic drives, a type of gear system used to transmit torque with very high precision, often used in industrial robots, can weigh 150 to 200 pounds.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
-
The orchestra is huge, the musical invention, irresistible, and the sheer scale of orchestral writing is downright heroic.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
-
Hackman, a composer, conductor and creative visionary, is known for genre-blending orchestral music and for his inventive redefinitions of artists like Beyoncé, Radiohead and Drake, according to the release.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
Adjective
-
That approach helps give the record its unusually loose rhythmic feel.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
-
For Ginsberg, ever-attuned to the rhythmic physicality of verse, the central atom of poetry wasn’t the line or the foot, but rather the breath, emphasizing that his were longer than his free verse hero Whitman because the good, grey poet probably had smaller lungs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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
Adjective
-
Refusing the unisonic testimonial altogether and relying more on cacophonic simultaneity, Harryman explores with a polyphonic troupe how outside social forces inform the inner psyche.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
-
All operatic singing, especially the polyphonic (multipart) style known as bel canto, requires tremendous breath control and vocal skill.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Adjective
-
My introduction to homophonic translation came from my former teacher, Mónica de la Torre.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
-
How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
-
The lyrical direction of this record intrigued me.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
-
But the emotional gravity of this offering's deeply personal, melancholic lyrical content plucks an undeniably profound chord that uniquely separates it from the rest of his work.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Tonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonal. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
