toned

Firm from exercise

Toned describes something with firmness, definition, or a particular quality.

A toned body has visible muscle definition from exercise: She has incredibly toned arms.

Skin can be toned—even in color and texture.

In combinations, toned indicates degree or type: a sepia-toned photograph, his measured, even-toned response.

To tone down is to moderate; to tone up is to strengthen.

muscular

sculpted

Shaped into art

ripped · fit · firm · taut · cut · contoured · shapely · sinewy · buff · athletic

color

muted

Made quieter or softer

  • subduedReduced in intensity
  • shadeDarkness from blocked light
  • tintFaint color addition

hue · saturation · pastel · neutral · earthy · sepia · taupe · umber · desaturated · softened

sound

pitch

Frequency of sound

  • timbreSound's distinctive character
  • resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
  • modulatedVaried systematically in quality

frequency · vibration · acoustics · cadence · inflection · muted · softened · mellowed · tempered · quality

harmony

balanced

In a state of equilibrium

unified · cohesive · consistent · proportioned · integrated · complementary · attuned · calibrated · aligned · moderated

Categories
Opposites
physical fitness/musculature

tonedflabby

Soft, loose, untoned

flaccid · soft · slack · untoned · out of shape

color/shade quality

toneduntoned

Lacking muscular definition

unprocessed · raw · unfiltered · natural · unedited

sound quality

tonedatonal

Without musical key

toneless · unkeyed · flat · tuneless · pitchless

Phrases
Family

tone, monotone, tones, intonation, intone, toning, undertone, tonal, toneless

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G