Inflection Synonyms and Antonyms

ĭn-flĕkshən
A particular vocal quality that indicates some emotion or feeling
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. accent
  2. intonation
  3. modulation
  4. articulation
  5. enunciation
  6. emphasis
  7. sound
  8. tone
  9. pitch variation
  10. pronunciation
  11. voice change
  12. change of grammatical form
  13. bend
  14. prosody
  15. stress
  16. curve
  17. expression
  18. tone-of-voice
  19. delivery
  20. timbre
  21. variation
Antonyms:
  1. monotone
A change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. inflexion
Deviation from a straight or normal course
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. flection
  2. flexion
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. suprasegmental

Words Related to Inflection

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Inflection Sentence Examples

  • We live at a defining moment for humanity, as the compounding effects of technology and civilization reach an inflection point.

  • The principal thing that is lacking is sentence accent and variety in the inflection of phrases.

  • The characters really seem to show voice inflection very well.

  • You can almost hear the inflection on the last sentence.

  • The Klong is rhythmic, the play being on the inflection of the voice in speaking the words, which inflection is arranged according to fixed schemes; the rhyme, if it can so be called, being sought not in the similarity of syllables but of intonation.

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