chanted

Spoke in monotone

Chanted is the past tense of chant—to speak or sing words in a repetitive, rhythmic manner.

Crowds chant slogans at protests; monks chant prayers in unison; children chant playground rhymes.

The word suggests sustained, often collective vocalization: The fans chanted his name, She chanted the same phrase over and over.

vocal

intoned

Spoke with unchanging pitch

cadence · intonation · rhythmic · repetition · vocalized · murmured · sung · lilted · crooned · hummed

spiritual

mantra

Repeated focus phrase

sacred · devotion · mindfulness · sutra · prayer · affirmation · transcendence · contemplation · vibration · awakening

performance

chorus

Singers performing together

arena · concert · ensemble · crowd · unison · football · supporters · terraces · anthem · synchronized

religious

liturgy

Formal worship structure

  • hymnReligious song of praise
  • psalmSacred scriptural song
  • vespersEvening devotional service

gregorian · canticle · plainchant · antiphon · evensong · matins · compline · requiem · benediction · doxology

protest

slogan

Memorable promotional phrase

picket · solidarity · movement · activism · crowd · unison · outcry · demand · dissent · uprising

occult

spell

Arrange letters correctly

witchcraft · hex · curse · summoning · ritual · séance · necromancy · occult · evocation · grimoire

Opposites
vocalization mode

chantedwhispered

Spoke without full voice

silenced · muted · murmured · muttered · mouthed

musicality

chantedspoken

Expressed in words aloud

said · stated · spoke · mumbled · muttered

collective ritual vs. individual casual speech

chantedconversed

Spoke with another

chatted · remarked · commented · ad-libbed · improvised

Phrases
Family

chant, enchanting, chanting, enchantment, enchant, enchanter, chants, enchantress, disenchantment

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G