out-of-tune
Not harmonically correct
Out-of-tune describes something not at the correct musical pitch—an instrument that needs adjustment, a singer who can't hit the notes: The piano sounds out-of-tune.
Figuratively, it means not in harmony or agreement with something: His remarks were out-of-tune with the mood of the meeting.
The hyphenated form typically precedes a noun; otherwise written as out of tune.
Lacking vertical variation
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- off-keyWrong pitch, musically
- pitchyMusically off-target
- discordantLacking musical agreement
sour · wrong note · intonation · detuned · off-pitch · wavering · strident · cacophonous
Fretted stringed instrument
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- violinBowed string instrument
- stringsThin flexible lines
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
temperature · soundboard · pitch pipe · restringing · adjustment · maintenance · neglected · unplayable
Separated from a source
- misalignedNot properly positioned
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
insensitive · tone-deaf · clueless · maladjusted · incompatible · disharmony · clash · mismatch
flat
Lacking vertical variation
discordant · sour · wrong note · intonation · detuned · off-pitch · wavering · strident · cacophonous · jarring
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
humidity · temperature · soundboard · pitch pipe · restringing · adjustment · maintenance · neglected · unplayable · buzzing
disconnected
Separated from a source
- misalignedNot properly positioned
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- detachedApart or uninvolved
unaware · insensitive · tone-deaf · clueless · maladjusted · incompatible · disharmony · clash · mismatch · discord
out-of-tunein tune
At correct pitch
tuned · pitch-perfect · true · finely tuned · pure
out-of-tuneharmonized
Brought into agreement
in harmony · harmonious · consonant · concordant · blended
out, tune, tuned, tuning, tuner, tuners, tunes, tuneful, tuneless