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

At the same time, others have echoed Duff’s realization that saying yes to everything can ultimately become counterproductive. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 May 2026

Mina may echo last year’s Silksong, which had a 90 score and led it to be a GOTY nominee. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Noun

The clip, which included background noise and echoes, covered the last 30 seconds of the flight as the pilots struggled with the disabled aircraft as well as recordings of testing the NTSB did on another aircraft. —Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 22 May 2026

The echoes between the current Ebola outbreak and the 2014 outbreak—the deadliest-ever Ebola crisis—are hard to ignore. —Stephanie Psaki, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026