Synonyms of echoes

echoes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of echo

1

as in sounds

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

• sounds
• resonates
• rings
• reverberates
• resounds
• reechos
• rolls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quiets
• dampens
• dulls
• deadens
• damps

2

as in repeats

to say after another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repeats
• quotes
• parrots
• copies
• mouths
• reechos
• dittos
• mimics
• emulates
• imitates
• apes
• mimes
• copycats

echoes

2 of 2

noun

variants also echos

plural of echo

1

as in followers

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

• followers
• imitators
• rubber stamps
• parrots
• copycats
• apers
• wannabes
• copyists
• mimics
• impressionists
• apes
• emulators
• impersonators

2

as in traces

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

• traces
• relics
• shadows
• remnants
• vestiges
• reminders
• ghosts
• artifacts
• remains
• remembrances
• mementos
• rests
• balances
• corpses
• residues
• scraps
• leftovers
• hangovers
• remainders
• leavings
• dregs
• afterimages
• residuals
• aftertastes
• oddments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of echoes

Noun

From shabby apartments to art experiments to filthy needles—with echoes of Patti Smith and Rebecca Makkai—Adler conjures an era of sorrow borne by too many, too young. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

The rural storytelling and fiddle music on the frontier inspired the emergence and growth of commercial country music and bluegrass music, while echoes of acoustic blues and protest songs can be heard in modern R&B and hip-hop. — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

There may be echoes of history on George’s first day. — Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 25 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

There are echoes of last summer, when Newcastle saw their hopes of signing Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt dashed by Liverpool. — James Pearce, New York Times, 19 June 2026

Labour’s popularity has fallen accordingly, in echoes of the fate suffered by the center-right Conservative Party. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 June 2026

The moment carries echoes of that famous photograph from a half-century ago. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026

The anecdote reflects the nature of royal properties at large, which are altered but rarely bulldozed and rebuilt, causing their rooms to battle the needs of current residents and the echoes of past tenants. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 June 2026