Synonyms of chimes in

chimes in

verb

present tense third-person singular of chime in

1

as in interrupts

to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion

"I don't like that show at all," my friend chimed in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interrupts
• breaks in
• cuts in
• chips in
• intrudes
• bothers
• adds
• horns in
• puts in
• interposes
• contributes
• barges (in)

2

as in blends

to form a pleasing relationship

unfortunately, his views on child rearing don't chime in with those of his new wife, who has two children from a previous marriage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blends
• corresponds
• correlates
• chimes
• matches
• coordinates
• agrees
• harmonizes
• conforms
• hangs together
• grooves
• consorts
• balances
• meets
• assorts
• dovetails
• bonds
• parallels
• merges
• squares
• fuses
• tallies
• coalesces
• coheres
• conjoins

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conflicts
• differs
• counters
• contrasts
• collides
• contradicts
• cancels (out)
• jars
• diverges
• clashes
• offsets
• counteracts
• negates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chimes in

In spite of the strength of the domestic box office, the Country of Honor focus, backed by Japan’s Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry and Japan External Trade Organization, chimes in with an increasingly international outlook across the Japanese film industry. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026

Magaletti ventures a tentative introduction of brushes on snares; following the muted peal of distant thunder, upsammy chimes in with a plangent synthesizer sequence reminiscent of Arovane and other IDM producers from around the turn of the millennium. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026

Dewey, once the littlest brother (played then by Erik Per Sullivan, who declined to participate in the revival, now by Caleb Ellsworth-Clark), is an internationally successful musician who chimes in by video. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

Or, the woman chimes in, there is plant death all over, okay, ice. — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026

An expert chimes in Ralph Harvey, a geological sciences professor at Case Western Reserve University, told the Akron Beacon Journal,part of the USA TODAY Network, that such phenomena occur several times a day but are rarely viewed in populated areas. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026

Knight chimes in with a suggestion. — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 Feb. 2026

Nahmias chimes in from the other corner of the screen. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026

Lisa even chimes in to acknowledge her Broadway bona fides, but things take a turn when Heather casually says Britani has accomplished more than a lot of them. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025