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semitone Antonyms
Opposite of semitone
Pinning down the opposite of semitone requires matching its exact sense, so the antonyms and opposite words below are paired with a clear noun definition and ranked by contrast strength.
• noun (Context 1)
The smallest musical interval commonly used in Western tonal music, equal to half of a whole tone or one twelfth of an octave, such as the interval between two adjacent keys on a piano.
Usage Example
"The choir director asked the sopranos to raise their pitch by a single whole tone to match the organ."
Strong
whole tone
whole step
Similar words to semitone
Words similar to semitone shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:
half step
half tone
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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Semitone. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/semitone