ECHOS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

echoes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of echo

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

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as in repeats

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

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echoes

2 of 2

noun

variants also echos

plural of echo

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

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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

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Recent Examples of echoes

Noun

Thousands took to the streets, and police responded by using rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannons to disperse the protests, in a show of force that carried echoes of 1956. —

Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 But travel through this stretch of the West Coast on the trail of the American writer and there are echoes of his world all around you. —

Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026 That said, there’s fundamental things about Mormonism in these extremist groups that are somewhat captivating because women in mainstream culture are seeing echoes in the tradwife movement, in the patriarchy that is integral to Mormonism. —

Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026 Leo’s election has echoes of that of Pope John Paul II, the first non-Italian to be chosen in 450 years and the first from Poland, who became pontiff at the height of the Cold War in 1978. —

Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026 As the clock hit zeros and Atascocita boys soccer coach Jed Garner was drenched with ice-cold cooler water, the echoes of the fans’ vuvuzelas provided a loud and enthusiastic soundtrack for a historic moment. —

Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026 These echoes of dance music’s past inject new life into the 25-year-old British artist’s soft-spoken oeuvre. —

Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026 More than just echoes of his stroke from a decade prior. —

Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026 The drone also incorporates an acoustic shield to dampen noise from its own propellers, enabling clearer detection of echoes. —

Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026

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Verb

But where these artists possess a commanding confidence, Moales often sounds plucky, as if thrust forward to sing with her eyes shut tight at the world’s most eclectic karaoke night.

— Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
That sounds so stressful to me.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026