Antonyms for atonal


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ey-tohn-l
Phonetic Transcription : eɪˈtoʊn l


Definition of atonal

Origin :
  • 1922, from a- "not" (see a- (2)) + tonal.
  • As in raucous : adj noisy, rough
Example sentences :
  • The voice was talking a language I didn't understand at all that went up and down the scale like atonal music.
  • Extract from : « The Night of the Long Knives » by Fritz Reuter Leiber
  • Another time, when they booed an atonal piece, he repeated it immediately.
  • Extract from : « The World's Great Men of Music » by Harriette Brower

Synonyms for atonal

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