unmusical
Lacking melodic sense
Unmusical describes someone lacking musical ability or appreciation, or something that fails to produce pleasing sounds.
An unmusical person can't carry a tune or has no ear for melody: He was completely unmusical and dreaded karaoke.
Unmusical sounds are harsh, discordant, or grating: the unmusical scrape of metal on concrete.
Lack of harmony
- disharmonyAbsence of agreement
- inharmoniousLacking pleasing agreement
- clashingStriking with discord
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
grating · harsh · strident · atonal · off-key · sour · unmelodic · unmelodious
Wrong pitch, musically
- out-of-tuneWrong in pitch
- flatLacking vertical variation
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- monotoneSingle unvarying pitch
tuneless · cloth-eared · unpitched · toneless · shower singer
Unwanted auditory disturbance
- dinSustained unpleasant noise
- clamorLoud persistent noise
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
- dissonanceLack of harmony
discord · clangor · clatter · jangle · blare · uproar · hubbub · commotion
Having no rhythm
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- unmeteredNot measured by usage
- unpatternedLacking repeated design
asynchronous · haphazard · disjointed · uncoordinated · uneven · stumbling · halting · syncopated
dissonance
Lack of harmony
- disharmonyAbsence of agreement
- inharmoniousLacking pleasing agreement
- clashingStriking with discord
jarring · grating · harsh · strident · atonal · off-key · sour · unmelodic · unmelodious · tuneless
off-key
Wrong pitch, musically
- out-of-tuneWrong in pitch
- flatLacking vertical variation
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
monotone · tuneless · cloth-eared · unpitched · toneless · shower singer
noise
Unwanted auditory disturbance
dissonance · discord · clangor · clatter · jangle · blare · uproar · hubbub · commotion · tumult
beatless
Having no rhythm
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- unmeteredNot measured by usage
unpatterned · asynchronous · haphazard · disjointed · uncoordinated · uneven · stumbling · halting · syncopated · offbeat
- discorddiscord, Discord, dissonance, discordance, dissonant
unmusicalmusical
Sung theatrical production
melodious · tuneful · harmonious · melodic · euphonious
unmusicalmusical
Sung theatrical production
pitch-perfect · gifted · talented · virtuosic · musicianly
music, musical, musician, musically, musicality, musicale, musicianship, musicology, nonmusical