unison

When people speak, sing, or act together at the same time.

• They shouted in unison.
• The crowd clapped in unison.
• Can everyone say the last line in unison?

How to use it: in unison (The children answered in unison.)

Similar words: synchrony

Common phrases: in unison, sing in unison, shout in unison

A state in which people or things agree or work well together.

• The two teams worked in unison.
• Their policies developed in unison with changing public opinion.
• Success requires all departments to act in unison.

How to use it: in unison with someone/something (The council acted in unison with local residents.)

Similar words: harmony, agreement, unity

Opposites: discord, disagreement

Common phrases: in unison, work in unison, act in unison

The musical relationship between sounds that have the same pitch, or are one or more octaves apart.

• Both violins played the melody in unison.
• Tune these two strings to unison.
• The piece ends with a unison passage for the flutes.

Common phrases: in unison, perfect unison, unison passage