untuned

Examples

• All

• Claude ran to the source of the sound and came upon the Abbé sitting at the untuned harpsichord.

  Fiction book (1992)

• It sounded like the untuned harpsichord in an alcove outside the library but was different enough to require inclusion in the S-roll.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The magic word plucked true music from the untuned strings of Lemming's heart.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The orchestra had to stop playing because the instruments were untuned and produced a messy sound.

• You can tell the piano is untuned because some notes sound higher or lower than they should.

Synonyms

O

out of tune

vsuntuned

14 3.3

Notes are at the wrong pitch so a piano or violin sounds bad

is used for any lack of correct pitch or a general mismatch

O

off-key

vsuntuned

13 4.5

A voice or instrument that sounds in the wrong pitch

is a broader state of incorrect pitch or not matching a standard

U

unattuned

vsuntuned

7.5

Not tuned to the correct musical pitch

emphasizes lack of harmony in relations rather than only pitch

U

unsharp

vsuntuned

• Specialized

7.9

Slightly lower in pitch than the correct note

describes a general incorrect pitch without specifying lower direction

F

flattish

vsuntuned

4.6

Slightly lower in pitch than it should be

refers to broader incorrect pitch issues rather than small flatness

Antonyms

T

tune

• Specialized

99 4.9

The setting of a device that makes its signal clear

How Tuned

in tune

39 3.7

untuned

1 5.3

off-key

13 4.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology