Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun singsong

2 senses of singsong

Sense 1
singsong -- (a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation)
       => intonation, modulation, pitch contour -- (rise and fall of the voice pitch)

Sense 2
singalong, singsong -- (informal group singing of popular songs)
       => singing, vocalizing -- (the act of singing vocal music)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb singsong

2 senses of singsong

Sense 1
singsong -- (speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong)
       => chant, intone, intonate, cantillate -- (recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer")

Sense 2
singsong -- (move as if accompanied by a singsong; "The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain")
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")

Antonyms of adj singsong

1 sense of singsong

Sense 1
chantlike, intoned, singsong -- (uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting; "their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner of speaking")

INDIRECT (VIA rhythmical) -> unrhythmical, unrhythmic -- (not rhythmic; irregular in beat or accent)

Similarity of adj singsong

1 sense of singsong

Sense 1
chantlike, intoned, singsong -- (uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting; "their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner of speaking")
       => rhythmical (vs. unrhythmical), rhythmic -- (recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose")

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