Tone

Synonyms of tone

• quality
• pitch
• timbre

Antonyms of tone

• silence
• quiet
• mute

Collocations of tone

tone of voice

Frequency: 70 %

His tone of voice indicated that he was angry.

tone down

Frequency: 60 %

She asked him to tone down his criticism.

tone up

Frequency: 50 %

She decided to tone up her workout routine.

tone deaf

Frequency: 45 %

He was tone deaf to her emotional needs.

tone poem

Frequency: 35 %

The composer wrote a beautiful tone poem inspired by nature.

Idiomatic Expressions for tone

• Phrase: Tone down
  Meaning: To make something less intense or forceful.
  Usage: The author was asked to tone down the violent scenes in the book before publishing.