resounding

adjective

re·​sound·​ing ri-ˈzau̇n-diŋ 

also -ˈsau̇n-

1

: producing or characterized by resonant sound : resonating

2

a

: impressively sonorous

b

: emphatic, unequivocal

a resounding success

resoundingly adverb

Synonyms of resounding

• noisy

Examples of resounding in a Sentence

The class answered with a resounding no.

the resounding hubbub of the streets of New York City

Recent Examples on the Web

Many expressed the resounding trauma that's haunted them for the past two years. —Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026

Nice, France's fifth largest city on the French Riviera, becomes the most resounding win of the far right Sunday with the victory of Eric Ciotti, a former conservative who allied with the National Rally of Marine Le Pen. —Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026

No, not yet in the form of a candidate, but rather a resounding issue that has peppered contenders’ talking points and polls of likely voters. —Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026

For patients’ immediate bills, the law has been a resounding success. —James Gelfand, STAT, 20 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for resounding

• abounding
• astounding
• compounding
• confounding
• expounding
• foregrounding
• impounding
• propounding
• rebounding
• surrounding
• bounding
• founding

Kids Definition

resounding

adjective

re·​sound·​ing

1

: producing or marked by resonant sound

2

: leaving no doubt : clear

a resounding success

resoundingly

-ˈzau̇n-diŋ-lē

adverb