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undertones

NOUN

suggestion, whisper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

connotation overtone tinge undercurrent

STRONG

association atmosphere buzz feeling flavor hint hum implication mumble murmur mutter rumor touch trace

WEAK

low tone

Antonyms

STRONG

lot

Example Sentences

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Stagflationary undertones were present in the ISM services print, however, Fjaerstedt said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Meanwhile, John Lewis’s festive advert explores masculinity and emotion, leading some analysts to suggest it has undertones of one the year's biggest TV shows, Netflix drama Adolescence.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” was the CVS-core hit of the year, an inescapable ballad of martial devotion that built off his Hype House fanbase on social media, while deftly luring Middle America with worship-band undertones.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

“It’s like a Disney castle that’s got Gothic and dark undertones to it,” Cotton says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

He learned to listen to the undertones of her voice.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko