Synonyms and Antonyms of tone
1
a distinctive way of putting ideas into words
- the angry tone of his letter makes it clear he doesn't want to speak to me ever again
2
a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished
- fall fashions in deep jewel tones
overtone, undertone
primary color, secondary color, tertiary color
brightness, chroma, chromaticity, contrast, lightness, saturation, value
coloration, coloring, colorway, pigmentation
3
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
- all that showbiz glitz is out of keeping with the tone of the college
distinctiveness, distinctness, individuality, singularity, uniqueness
attribute, characteristic, earmark, essentiality, feature, flavor, hallmark, mark, point, property, savor (also savour), stamp, trait
disposition, grain, sort, temper, temperament
composition, makeup
essence, essentiality, interior, interiority, soul, spirit
metal, stuff, substance
habit, way
