ECHOED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

echoed

verb

past tense of echo

as in sounded

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 repeated

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

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Recent Examples of echoed Retired military leaders including former Joint Chiefs chair Mark Milley and former CIA chief David Petraeus have echoed that view. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026 Jaime Teevan, Microsoft’s chief scientist, echoed that the broad, interdisciplinary skills traditionally associated with the liberal arts are rising thanks to AI. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 Teresa echoed her ex-husband as Monday’s social media statement continued. — Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026 The objectors' subsequent ululation echoed a requiem for a fallen hero--all over a time shift that accessing the PBS app avoids entirely. — Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026 As Lindstrom’s voice echoed throughout his teammates’ helmets, safety Jessie Bates III shoved him once, then again, and again. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026 And his belief was echoed by other frontier lab employees engaged in actively building the technology. — Rumman Chowdhury, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026 Over its 1,200 pages, the novel becomes a haunting of a haunting, a terror echoed and heightened over time. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, the Smithsonian underwent a political awakening during the 2020 upheaval over the COVID-19 pandemic and murder of George Floyd that echoed responses in academia and other progressive realms. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026

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People whose voices sounded older than their actual age also tended to show other signs of aging happening elsewhere in the body.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Oct. 2026
For the last two years, Francesca Ortega insulted Latinos on social media with rhetoric that sounded straight from Stephen Miller.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of sounded

Verb

The payroll records show repeated two-week pay periods in which Ginestra accumulated between 30 and 60 hours of overtime.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
The portion considered chronically homeless — having a disability and long-term or repeated episodes of homelessness of at least a year — has also risen since 2019.

— Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of repeated

Verb

Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.

— Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
According to the arrest report, detectives then found surveillance video showing the outside of the victim’s home moments before the two kidnappers rang the doorbell.

— KFOX Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024

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Home Ministry official Makhzan Mahyuddin was quoted by national Bernama news agency as saying the returnees comprised 1,370 men, 79 women, 20 boys and seven girls, aged between eight and 60.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Raven has quoted more than 3,000 contracts, including sports, crypto, macroeconomics and entertainment.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of quoted

Verb

An argument that resonated with lawmakers during their briefing was comparing regulation of AI to the FDA ensuring the safety of pharmaceuticals, Hinton told the Atlantic.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Extending the lifespan of premium consumables is a core reason the category has resonated with buyers of luxury candles.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of resonated

Verb

The death in a helicopter crash of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and three others has reverberated across government and industry circles on the continent, as investigators began examining what caused the aircraft to go down.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
The subsequent media storm and trials set off a series of events that reverberated for years to come.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of reverberated

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After Christopher Kane’s Mulberry debut on Sunday afternoon, the retro-futuristic central room in the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London resounded with whoops and applause, and a whole section of the audience gave a standing ovation.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
The hearing room resounded with charges of manipulation and urgent calls for action.

— Daniel Yergin, Time, 20 June 2026

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