| Main Entry: |
off-key |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
not sounding right |
Synonyms: |
abnormal,
anomalous, clinker,
deviant,
discordant, dissonant,
divergent,
flat, inharmonious,
irregular, jarring, not harmonious, off-pitch, off-tone, out of keeping, out of pitch, out of tune, out of tune,
sour, sour note, sour*, unmusical,
unnatural, untuned
|
Antonyms: |
concordant, harmonious, on-key
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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