ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsMmonotone
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monotone
Meaning: lacking variation in pitch when speaking or singing
monotone in a sentence
How monotone is used in real sentences:
The lecture felt endless because the professor spoke in a monotone the entire time.
Even though the news was shocking, the anchor delivered it in such a flat, monotone voice that viewers barely reacted.
“A monotone voice recited wind speeds and was barely audible above the wind.”
— from the passage Signal in the Storm
Synonyms for monotone
Other words for monotone — flat, droning and unvarying — carry the same meaning.
- flat
- droning
- unvarying
Antonyms of monotone
Words that mean the opposite of monotone:
- expressive
- varied
Where it comes from
From Greek monos 'single' plus tonos 'tone'
Word parts
- mono — one, singular
monotone: mono- (one) + tone (sound)
Memory hook
MONO (one/single) — a monotone voice has just ONE tone.