Synonyms of intoned

Verb


1. tone, chant, intone, talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise

usage: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"

2. chant, intone, intonate, cantillate, sing

usage: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"

3. intonate, intone, pronounce, label, judge

usage: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness"

Adjective


1. chantlike, intoned, singsong, rhythmical (vs. unrhythmical), rhythmic

usage: uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting; "their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner of speaking"

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