mistuned
Not in key
Mistuned describes something tuned incorrectly or no longer in proper tune.
A mistuned piano or guitar produces notes at the wrong pitch.
The word extends beyond music: a mistuned engine runs poorly, a mistuned radio picks up static instead of clear signal.
Figuratively, anything calibrated wrong can be mistuned: The company's mistuned marketing strategy alienated its core customers.
Wrong pitch, musically
- flatLacking vertical variation
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- pitchyMusically off-target
- sourSharp, biting taste
dissonant · discordant · jarring · cacophonous · grating · strident · harsh · atonal
Fretted stringed instrument
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- violinBowed string instrument
- stringsThin flexible lines
- fretsWorries or string dividers
pegs · bridge · soundboard · temperament · pitch · interval · octave · unison
Not accurate or true
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
- offNot functioning
- wrongContrary to fact
faulty · flawed · defective · skewed · distorted · maladjusted · miscalibrated · deviant
Alteration to improve fit
- recalibrationAdjusting measurement standards again
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
resonance · drift · deviation · correction · regulation · synchronization · modulation · feedback
off-key
Wrong pitch, musically
sour · dissonant · discordant · jarring · cacophonous · grating · strident · harsh · atonal · unmelodious
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
frets · pegs · bridge · soundboard · temperament · pitch · interval · octave · unison · chord
incorrect
Not accurate or true
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
- offNot functioning
wrong · faulty · flawed · defective · skewed · distorted · maladjusted · miscalibrated · deviant · errant
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- recalibrationAdjusting measurement standards again
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- frequencyRate of recurrence
oscillation · resonance · drift · deviation · correction · regulation · synchronization · modulation · feedback · waveform
mistunedtuned
Set to correct pitch
in tune · calibrated · adjusted · fine-tuned · pitch-perfect
mistunedharmonized
Brought into agreement
harmonious · consonant · melodious · in harmony · euphonious