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chord

[kawrd] / kɔrd /
NOUN
curve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arc arch contour loop trajectory
STRONG
ambit bend bight bow camber catenary circle circuit circumference compass concavity crook curlicue curvature ellipse festoon flexure hairpin half-moon helix horseshoe hyperbola incurvation incurvature meniscus ogee parabola quirk round sinuosity sweep swerve turn vault whorl
WEAK
curvation rondure
Antonyms
WEAK
line
NOUN
harmony
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrangement composition melody tune unity
STRONG
blend blending chime chorus concert concurrence consonance diapason euphony harmonics melodiousness overtone piece polyphony richness symphony triad tunefulness unison
WEAK
attunement concentus concinnity mellifluousness organum
Antonyms
STRONG
disagreement discord disharmony
WEAK
cacophony clash disproportion fighting imbalance jangling

Example Sentences

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Still, reading his interviews while on the campaign trail struck a painful sympathetic chord in me.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

There’s also a more dramaturgical, meta reason for the loop, which follows a four chord structure throughout the piece, set in both 1851 and present day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The former Oracle employee’s comedy—which can poke fun at his previous career in sales, er, the “revenue side of strategic pipeline development”—has struck a chord and is earning him millions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

She’s not starting on just a D-flat-major chord.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Drone: A note or chord continuously sounding without change.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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