Another word for tune | Synonyms for tune

Another word for tune

tune Synonyms

tune

n.

melody, air, aria, song, harmony, strain, theme, piece, number, ditty, jingle, a few bars; see also melody 2, song.

call the tune*

be in control, direct, manage; see lead 1.

change one's tune*

change one's mind, alter one's actions, be transformed; see change 4,

sing a different tune*

change one's mind, alter one's actions, be transformed; see change 4. See syn. study at melody.

tune Synonyms

tune

v.

adjust the pitch, attune, put in tune, tune up, tighten the strings, use the tuning fork, set the tune; see also harmonize 1.

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Another word for tune

noun

A pleasing succession of musical tones forming a usually brief aesthetic unit:
air, aria, melody, strain². (Obsolete) note. See sounds
Pleasing agreement, as of musical sounds:
accord, concert, concord, harmony, symphony. (Music) consonance. See beautiful
Harmonious mutual understanding:
accord, agreement, concord, concordance, concurrence, consonance, harmony, rapport, unity. Idiom: meeting of the minds. See agree

verb

(Archaic)
To utter words or sounds in musical tones:
carol, chant, sing, vocalize. See sounds
To bring into accord:
accommodate, attune, conform, coordinate, harmonize, integrate, proportion, reconcile. See agree
To alter for proper functioning.
Also used with up: adjust, fix, regulate, set¹. (Music) attune. See change, help

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She was humming a tune I didn't recognize.
Even at this hour a piano was pounding out a raucous tune in one of the three saloons.
Singing a different tune now, are we?
The tune was haunting and yet somehow soothing.
If, the two pipes are slightly out of tune when sounded separately together they sound a common note which may be higher than that due to either alone.

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