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

But Justin, a 39-year-old independent, echoed Marianne, saying his gut reaction is that Democrats are more in line with business interests. — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026

Rather than the usual infotainment screen and a smattering of controls, this one has two columns of physical buttons with leather accents, and AC vents that echo the arrangement of the tailpipes out the back. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026

Noun

The tit-for-tat brings up echoes of last year, when the rivals were locked in a blistering trade war. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Although today’s Russia is a far cry from the pervasive Soviet party-state of the Stalin era, there are important echoes of this earlier era for what lies ahead. — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026