Need another word that means the same as “undertone”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “undertone” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Undertone” are: undercurrent, tinge, low voice, murmur, whisper, mutter, hint, overtone, suggestion
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “undertone” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| hint | A slight or indirect indication or suggestion. Handy hints on saving energy in your home. |
| low voice | A low level or position or degree. |
| murmur | A schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant. She had been born with a heart murmur. |
| mutter | A barely audible utterance, especially one expressing dissatisfaction or irritation. A little mutter of disgust. |
| overtone | (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality. Overtones of despair. |
| suggestion | An idea or belief accepted by a person as a result of suggestion. The picnic was her suggestion. |
| tinge | A trace of a colour. There was a faint pink tinge to the sky. |
| undercurrent | An underlying feeling or influence, especially one that is contrary to the prevailing atmosphere and is not expressed openly. Racial undercurrents. |
| whisper | A soft or confidential tone of voice a whispered word or phrase. He didn t show even a whisper of interest. |
| circumlocution | An indirect way of expressing something. His admission came after years of circumlocution. |
| contrast | A thing or person having qualities noticeably different from another. The castle is quite a contrast to other places where the singer has performed. |
| crooked | Not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive. Crooked teeth. |
| cynical | Contemptuous; mocking. Her cynical attitude. |
| deep | Far down or in deeply. Deep in the woods. |
| deprecation | The act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself. |
| euphemism | A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. The jargon has given us downsizing as a euphemism for cuts. |
| grumpy | Bad-tempered and irritable. He s grumpy because he hasn t heard from you. |
| innuendo | An indirect (and usually malicious) implication. She s always making sly innuendoes. |
| ironic | Using or characterized by irony. It was ironic that now everybody had plenty of money for food they couldn t obtain it because everything was rationed. |
| ironical | Humorously sarcastic or mocking. An ironical smile. |
| jargon | Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject. Legal jargon. |
| leery | Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide. A city leery of gang violence. |
| misanthrope | A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society. Scrooge wasn t the mean spirited misanthrope most of us believe him to be. |
| misanthropic | Believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others. A misanthropic drunken loner. |
| misanthropy | Hatred of mankind. The streak of misanthropy in his nature. |
| paradoxical | Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true. By glorifying the acts of violence they achieve the paradoxical effect of making them trivial. |
| paradoxically | In a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory way. The strength of capitalism is paradoxically also its weakness. |
| sarcastic | Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds. I think they re being sarcastic. |
| sardonic | Disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking. Starkey attempted a sardonic smile. |
| satiric | Exposing human folly to ridicule. A persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine. |
| satirical | Exposing human folly to ridicule. A New York based satirical magazine. |
| skeptic | Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs. |
| skepticism | The disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge. |
| sneering | The action of smiling or speaking in a contemptuous or mocking manner. It will take a concerted effort from many to lay off the sneering and try understanding. |
| subtle | (of a mixture or effect) delicately complex and understated. The German plan was simple yet subtle. |
| surprisingly | In an amazing manner; to everyone’s surprise. The finale ends surprisingly. |
| twist | Do the twist. The car negotiated the twists and turns of the mountain road. |
| undercurrent | A subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning. Racial undercurrents. |
| wry | Humorously sarcastic or mocking. Wry comments. |
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