tone of voice

NOUN

inflection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

articulation pronunciation timbre

STRONG

change emphasis enunciation modulation pitch sound tonality tone variation

Antonyms

WEAK

monotone

NOUN

intonation

Synonyms

STRONG

accent articulation emphasis enunciation modulation pitch pronunciation sound tonality tone

Antonyms

STRONG

unimportance

Example Sentences

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“People say: ‘I hadn’t heard someone talk to me in that tone of voice since my grandfather was alive.’

From Los Angeles Times

What the latest series lacks is a coherent tone of voice.

From The Wall Street Journal

The words burst from Lady Constance in much the same tone of voice that a person might use to shout “Eureka!”

From Literature

His face was beet red and, judging from his tone of voice, he was in a foul mood, but otherwise he seemed unharmed.

From Literature

In his experience, that was the tone of voice that made people feel better.

From Literature