ECHO Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

echo 1 of 2

verb

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

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as in to repeat

to say after another the little brats sassed the babysitter by echoing in a singsong voice everything she said

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echo

2 of 2

noun

ˈe-(ˌ)kō

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

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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

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Recent Examples of echo

Verb

Video published by Philippine news outlet Rappler shows the moment gunshots echoed through the halls, which happened as reporters were filming soldiers, police and Senate security operations ahead of an impending lockdown. —

Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 May 2026 Their comments also echoed a statement from the Broward County Black Democratic Caucus last week urging Wasserman Schultz to run in one of the newly Republican favoring districts instead. —

Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026

Noun

As the bodies dent the reflective metal surfaces, the sheets release piercing echoes. —

Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026 But the echoes of Covid will be hard for health officials to escape. —

Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for echo

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But Democrats and elections officials have sounded the alarm that threats to deploy federal agents or the military to polling locations would intimidate voters and undermine the democratic process.

— Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Guthrie would later express dissatisfaction with Watts-Russell’s dry production on Garlands, and the band’s Roland TR-808 drum machine sounds less stylish without the cavernous reverb that would become a signature of every subsequent release.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 12 May 2026