Synonyms of echo

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verb

1

as in to sound

to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves

my calls for help echoed off the walls of the abandoned mine shaft

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sound
• resonate
• reverberate
• ring
• resound
• reecho
• roll

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dull
• quiet
• dampen
• damp
• deaden

2

as in to repeat

to say after another

the little brats sassed the babysitter by echoing in a singsong voice everything she said

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repeat
• quote
• reecho
• ditto
• parrot
• mouth
• copy
• mimic
• emulate
• ape
• imitate
• mime
• copycat

echo

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noun

ˈe-(ˌ)kō 

1

as in follower

a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way

a younger sister who was her echo all the while that they were growing up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• follower
• imitator
• rubber stamp
• parrot
• aper
• copycat
• wannabe
• copyist
• ape
• mimic
• emulator
• impressionist
• impersonator

2

as in trace

a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished

a few stone carvings are the only echoes that remain of a once-mighty civilization

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trace
• relic
• shadow
• reminder
• ghost
• remnant
• vestige
• artifact
• remembrance
• memento
• rest
• afterimage
• remain(s)
• corpse
• hangover
• remainder
• aftertaste
• residual
• leftover
• balance
• residue
• scrap
• leavings
• dreg(s)
• oddment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of echo

Verb

Dozens of independence declarations from Venezuela (1811) to Vietnam (1945) echo or directly copy its language. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 4 July 2026

The visit echoed that of Pope Francis, who made Lampedusa the ​destination of his first trip outside Rome after becoming pope in 2013. — Reuters, NBC news, 4 July 2026

Noun

This gas absorbs that light and also pulses, with this secondary pulse serving as an echo of the first. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 June 2026

Instead of a handheld probe sweeping across your skin, a ring of transducers surrounds the body underwater and fires sound waves from every angle at once, reconstructing a full 3D volume from the echoes. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026