intoned
Spoke in monotone
Intoned is the past tense of intone, meaning to speak or recite in a sustained, measured tone—often monotonous or chant-like: The priest intoned the blessing.
The word suggests ceremonial or solemn delivery, with little variation in pitch: "We gather here today," he intoned.
It can also describe any speech delivered in a flat, droning manner.
Gave an answer back
- answeredGave a reply
- retortedAnswered in kind
- respondedGave a reply
- interjectedRemarked while interrupting
remarked · rejoined · queried · countered · objected · concurred · questioned · suggested
Repetitive rhythmic phrase
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- pitchFrequency of sound
- inflectionWord form alteration
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
lilt · rhythm · resonance · timbre · tenor · bass · baritone · vocalize
Repeated focus phrase
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- psalmodySacred vocal music practice
prayer · invocation · drone · singsong · cantor · dirge · lament · ritual
Serious and worrying
- reverentFeeling profound respect
- dignifiedComposed and respectable
- statelyGrand and imposing
- ceremoniousFormally observant, ritualistic
somber · earnest · measured · deliberate · formal · portentous · weighty · serious
replied
Gave an answer back
interjected · remarked · rejoined · queried · countered · objected · concurred · questioned · suggested · murmured
chant
Repetitive rhythmic phrase
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- pitchFrequency of sound
- inflectionWord form alteration
modulation · lilt · rhythm · resonance · timbre · tenor · bass · baritone · vocalize · croon
mantra
Repeated focus phrase
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- incantationSpoken magical formula
psalmody · prayer · invocation · drone · singsong · cantor · dirge · lament · ritual · ceremony
grave
Serious and worrying
ceremonious · somber · earnest · measured · deliberate · formal · portentous · weighty · serious · subdued
commanded
Gave authoritative instructions
- orderedArranged or commanded
- decreedFormally ordered by authority
- instructedGave teaching or orders
urged · warned · insisted · demanded · enjoined · exhorted · dictated · cautioned · admonished · proclaimed
wailed
Cried out mournfully
whimpered · sighed · cried · gasped · grieved · mourned · keened · groaned · anguished · despaired
intonedblurted
Uttered without restraint
babbled · stammered · chatted · unrhythmical · unrhythmic
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