Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for undertone

undertone

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"There was a sinister undertone and it was difficult to build rapport," she wrote in a statement.

Read more on BBC

Co-written and directed by Rebecca Zlotowski with comic undertones, it’s a caper about an American therapist living in France who suspects she hasn’t been told the truth about a patient’s demise.

He had also made several statements over the years that were interpreted as having political undertones.

Read more on BBC

This is the human cycle, a tale as old as time that takes on a grim new undertone in a time when matters feel very much life-or-death.

Read more on Salon

The state visit certainly seemed to have an undertone of the UK joining forces with the US in a long term AI tech battle with China.

Read more on BBC

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement