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Antonyms for tuneless
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : toon-lis, tyoon- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtun lɪs, ˈtyun- |
Definition of tuneless
- As in scratchy : adj harsh
- As in squawky : adj harsh
- As in dissonant : adj unharmonious
- As in harsh : adj rough, crude (to the senses)
- There was genuine feeling in her voice, usually loud, harsh, and tuneless.
- Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
- Dyck's voice was tuneless, his manner rigid, his eyes burning.
- Extract from : « No Defense, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
- Some one was piping on a reed flageolet—an eerie, tuneless wailing.
- Extract from : « Caravans By Night » by Harry Hervey
- I always sing at my work, and what's more, my song is not tuneless.
- Extract from : « Canadian Fairy Tales » by Cyrus Macmillan
- "There is the other alternative," said Guido, with a tuneless little laugh.
- Extract from : « Cecilia » by F. Marion Crawford
- It was a dismal service, with its dreary sermon and its tuneless hymns.
- Extract from : « John Wesley, Jr. » by Dan B. Brummitt
- Abe's hat was tilted over his eyes and he whistled a tuneless air.
- Extract from : « Potash & Perlmutter » by Montague Glass
- He put his hands in his pockets, staring out and emitting a tuneless whistle.
- Extract from : « Married Life » by May Edginton
- If tuneless and bad, the public will not fail to condemn him.
- Extract from : « Life in the Clearings versus the Bush » by Susanna Moodie
- But the aged Chetonquin muttered to herself in a tuneless quaver, and shook her head doubtingly.
- Extract from : « The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories » by Various
Synonyms for tuneless
- acrid
- asperous
- astringent
- bitter
- bleak
- cacophonic
- cacophonous
- caterwauling
- clashing
- coarse
- cracked
- craggy
- creaking
- croaking
- disagreeing
- discordant
- disharmonic
- disharmonious
- dissonant
- disturbing
- dry
- earsplitting
- flat
- glaring
- grating
- grim
- guttural
- hard
- harsh
- hoarse
- incompatible
- inharmonic
- inharmonious
- jagged
- jangling
- jarring
- noisy
- not smooth
- off-key
- out of tune
- out-of-key
- out-of-tune
- rasping
- raspy
- raucous
- rigid
- rough
- rugged
- rusty
- scratchy
- screeching
- severe
- sharp
- sour
- squawky
- strident
- stridulous
- tuneless
- uneven
- unlevel
- unmelodious
- unmusical
- unrelenting
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