gamut
noun
- the whole series of recognized musical notes.
- the major scale.
Origin of gamut
Synonyms for gamut
Related Words for gamut
spectrum, scale, area, series, sweep, field, catalogue, extent, compass, panorama, scope, diapasonExamples from the Web for gamut
Contemporary Examples of gamut
She ran the gamut with physical humor and dished out droll, self-deprecating one-liners.
We take on the gamut of recent confessionals, from the sickeningly self-involved to the extremely endearing.
How Likable Is Alec Baldwin After His ‘New York Magazine’ Confessional?Amy Zimmerman
February 26, 2014
It ran the gamut of ‘I want to thank you,’ ‘Because of you I turned a corner,’ to ‘How could you do this to me?’
It ran the gamut from abstract, original eveningwear to a sort of sixties-inspired minimalism.
Speculation runs the gamut on whether or not Italy would actually request extradition.
Historical Examples of gamut
Gamut cheerfully assented, and together they sought the females.
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
He started to run the gamut of appeal, denial, and anger; but his hearers were inflexible.
The PlundererRoy Norton
His face ran the gamut from white to red, from red back again to white.
Little Novels of ItalyMaurice Henry Hewlett
Their expressions ran the gamut from sheepishness to blank haughtiness.
AdaptationDallas McCord Reynolds
Wild flowers, birds, and animals also run the gamut of the zones.
The Book of the National ParksRobert Sterling Yard