Atonal and Polytonal

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Atonal adjective - Characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality.

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Polytonal is an antonym for atonal.

Polytonal adjective - Using more than one key or tonality simultaneously.

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Atonal is an antonym for polytonal.

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Polytonal and Atonal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/atonal/polytonal

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