sound like

idiom

1

: to seem to be something when heard

You sound like you're tired.

That sounds (to me) like a good idea.

It sounds like thunder.

2

: to have a sound that is like the sound of (something else)

That kitten sounds like a human baby.

3

: to have a voice that is like the voice of (someone else)

I knew he must be your brother. He sounds just like you.

4

: to say something that is like what is commonly said by (someone else)

You sound just like your mother when you say that.

Examples of sound like in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In this state, even the calmest sentence can sound like an attack. —Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025

And if that isn’t worth the price of admission… Horns and strings had their place — mostly the latter, with viola player Caleb Burhans and cellist Eugene Friesen managing to sound like nearly a full Kronos Quartet up there at times. —Chris Willman, Variety, 13 July 2025

So my versions sound like the soundtrack just on a guitar. —Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025

This thing looks small enough to fit in a jacket pocket, but somehow still makes your playlist sound like a banger. —Juhi Wadia July 11, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025

Rhymes for sound like

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