CHIMED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

chimed

verb

past tense of chime

as in blended

to form a pleasing relationship the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine

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as in rang

to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat

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as in repeated

to say or state again TV commercial that chimes the same message over and over

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Recent Examples of chimed Sunlight chimed off Rubber Hand’s hatchet blade. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 In 1859, Big Ben, the great bell inside the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time. — ABC News, 22 June 2026 The bittersweet tale infused with humor and sadness chimed with the Cannes audience. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 May 2026 Her brother-in-law Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi chimed into the comments section, dropping a string of red heart emojis. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 The bells chimed hourly and music played daily. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026 One of his mantras chimed here. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026 This chimed with Ling, who had come from a world of theater. — Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025 After a few seconds, the base chimed and the app confirmed a successful pairing. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025

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Most swimsuits are made of nylon, polyester, a ribbed material, or neoprene (a more intense, sporty material), and blended with spandex, Lycra, or elastane for stretch.

— Alexandra Malmed, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Still, there is clearly whiskey to be finished, blended, and bottled, even if distilling operations might be on hiatus.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 July 2026

Definition of blended

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Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.

— Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
According to the arrest report, detectives then found surveillance video showing the outside of the victim’s home moments before the two kidnappers rang the doorbell.

— KFOX Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024

Definition of rang

Verb

But the alderman has also repeated his criticism of the firm’s complex connection to ICE, even after Wyper’s June comments.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
The New York New Jersey host committee has repeated for years that security is one of their top concerns for the tournament — and this World Cup final will be, by far, the most high-profile spectacle in the region this summer.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of repeated

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To discover that the notes corresponded to where there was more human activity was really very moving.

— Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
In Conversation with Peter Mishler For this installment in a long-running series of interviews with contemporary poets, contributing editor Peter Mishler corresponded with poet Ye Hui.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026

Definition of corresponded

Verb

The Democratic candidate for Agriculture Commissioner, Clayton Tucker, agreed.

— Jack Fink, CBS News, 14 July 2026
The payout, which the county agreed to in March, settled a 2023 lawsuit filed by the mother and children of Sherrano Stingley, who died after deputies detained him in a south Sacramento driveway in December 2022.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of agreed

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The researchers found that insufficient sleep was significantly negatively correlated with life expectancy in most states across that time frame, meaning lower sleep insufficiency meant longer life expectancy.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Give yourself a few years of spending window and put that into a bucket that isn’t correlated with the markets and draw from that.

— R.J. Cunningham, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of correlated

Verb

Her nude lip, lined ever so delicately with a skin-complementing brown, matched the visage.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Intel said specific Intel 18A layers are now dual-qualified on ASML’s High NA EUV platform at its Oregon facility, with products shipping to customers at yields matched to the existing NXE platform.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026

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