MODULATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MODULATE?

Need another word that means the same as “modulate”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “modulate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Modulate” are: inflect, tone, regulate, adjust, set, attune, balance, harmonize, temper, modify, moderate, change the tone of, vary

Modulate as a Verb

Definitions of "Modulate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “modulate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of.
• Vary the strength, tone, or pitch of (one's voice.
• Change the key of, in music.
• Vary the pitch of one's speech.
• Change from one form or condition into (another.
• Exert a modifying or controlling influence on.
• Adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of.
• Alter the amplitude or frequency of (an electromagnetic wave or other oscillation) in accordance with the variations of a second signal, typically one of a lower frequency.
• Vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves.
• Change from one key to another.

Synonyms of "Modulate" as a verb (13 Words)

adjust	Decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim. The insurance agent may have the responsibility of adjusting small losses.
attune	Make receptive or aware. Students are not attuned to making decisions.
balance	Bring into balance or equilibrium. A surplus on the capital account to make the account balance.
change the tone of	Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.
harmonize	Produce a pleasing visual combination. Steeply pitched roofs which harmonize with the form of the main roof.
inflect	Of a word or language undergo inflection. Blues inflected bar rock.
moderate	Monitor (an internet forum or online discussion) for inappropriate or offensive content. He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears.
modify	Pronounce (a speech sound) differently from the norm for that sound. Please modify this letter to make it more polite.
regulate	Fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of. This town likes to regulate.
set	Put or set seeds seedlings or plants into the ground. The problem we have been set.
temper	Make more temperate acceptable or suitable by adding something else moderate. She tempered her criticism.
tone	Change the color or tone of. Tone a negative.
vary	Differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class. His moods vary depending on the weather.

Usage Examples of "Modulate" as a verb

• The fraught silence would modulate into conciliatory monosyllables.
• The state attempts to modulate private business's cash flow.
• We all modulate our voice by hearing it.
• Modulate the pitch.
• Radio waves are modulated to carry the analogue information of the voice.
• Modulate the melody.
• The first half of the melody, modulating from E minor to G.

Associations of "Modulate" (30 Words)

adjective	Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective. An adjective clause.
afterward	Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time. It didn t happen until afterward.
afterwards	At a later or future time. The offender was arrested shortly afterwards.
aspiring	Directing one’s hopes or ambitions towards becoming a specified type of person. An aspiring artist.
centralize	Concentrate (control of an activity or organization) under a single authority. The Treasury centralized all naval refitting work at Devonport.
controllable	Capable of being safely regulated or limited. The glider was fully controllable.
destined	Preordained. They were destined to become diplomats.
expected	Regarded as likely; anticipated. Write down your expected monthly income and regularly track your expenses.
focused	Directing a great deal of attention, interest, or activity towards a particular aim. He seems to be very focused on the new challenge.
foresight	The front sight of a gun. He had the foresight to check that his escape route was clear.
forthcoming	At ease in talking to others. The forthcoming holidays.
future	Bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date. Nobody can predict the future.
hereafter	The time yet to come. Suffering is part of our preparation for the hereafter.
incoming	(of an official or administration) having just been elected or appointed to succeed another. Incoming class.
inflect	Of a word or language undergo inflection. Arabic verbs are inflected for person number and gender.
modulation	Alteration of the amplitude or frequency of an electromagnetic wave or other oscillation in accordance with the variations of a second signal. Their bold approach to harmony and modulation.
next	The next person or thing. We ll go to Corfu next year.
noun	A word other than a pronoun used to identify any of a class of people places or things common noun or to name a particular one of these proper noun.
predictable	Always behaving or occurring in the way expected. The characters are stereotyped and extremely predictable.
prospective	Expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future. A prospective bride.
regulate	Set (a clock or other apparatus) according to an external standard. The Code regulates the takeovers of all public companies.
shortly	For a short time. Do you like cricket I do not she said shortly.
sometime	Belonging to some prior time. Sometime after six everybody left.
soon	In the near future. How soon can you get here.
subsequently	After a particular thing has happened; afterwards. The work was accepted for inclusion in the Paris Salon of 1880 and was subsequently sold to an important collector.
thereafter	From that time on. Thereafter he never called again.
tone	A steady sound without overtones. They tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies.
unpredictable	Not capable of being foretold. The unpredictable weather of the Scottish islands.
upcoming	About to happen; forthcoming. The upcoming election.
verb	Use a word that is not conventionally used as a verb typically a noun as a verb. Any English noun can be verbed but some are more resistant than others.