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 Two bells chimed during the ceremony and there was a wreath-laying at the Flight 93 memorial. — Kaanita Iyer, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 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

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Verb

When Fitzpatrick’s family does join him on the road, the NFL vet can’t help but marvel at how his personal and professional lives have blended seamlessly.

— Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Popular music from the 1960s blended the Khmer heritage of courtly performing arts with French cabaret songs, brass music, and bossa nova introduced by way of the Philippines.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of blended

Verb

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

An inexpensive model call can become a significant operating expense when repeated millions of times.

— Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
There’s much jargon-y talk of unlocking freedom and earning potential, repeated with dead-eyed belief by Marshall’s protégés, some with more persuasive swagger than others.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of repeated

Verb

The change’s size corresponded to the photon’s energy, which allowed the team to make highly precise measurements.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
The adventurous footwear look corresponded with her dress, which featured corset-like lace-up detailing along the sides.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of corresponded

Verb

Merz has strictly rejected any kind of cooperation with AfD in the past and top officials reiterated that stance on Sunday.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
The Serbian president reiterated such claims on Saturday, alleging that the protests have been orchestrated by unspecified foreign powers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of reiterated

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Hynde sat with filmmaker Joss Crowley for conversations over a three-year period, and only agreed to go before the camera for the last one.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
At their May meeting in Beijing, the two discussed AI guardrails but produced limited results, and last week the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said the two leaders had agreed to set up an intergovernmental dialogue on AI.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of agreed

Verb

Process analyzers fail or their readings are not correlated to laboratory results.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
That marks a change from earlier this year, when Bitcoin traded more like a risk-on asset that was more correlated with tech stocks.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of correlated

Verb

Later, detectives produced three male DNA profiles from evidence collected at the scene, including some pulled from beer bottles and cigarette butts, but none were ever matched to anyone until recently.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The styling and stagecraft matched a typical fashion-week launch, but nothing in the lineup required producing new inventory.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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