Synonyms of resound

resound

verb

ri-ˈzau̇nd 

1

as in to praise

to proclaim the glory of

folk songs that resound the noble deeds of the nation's heroes of yore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• praise
• celebrate
• bless
• extol
• hymn
• exalt
• laud
• worship
• carol
• cheer
• emblazon
• salute
• chant
• applaud
• magnify
• glorify
• hail
• commend
• cite
• compliment
• rhapsodize
• eulogize
• idolize
• acclaim
• renown
• flatter
• adore
• recommend
• deify
• belaud
• tout
• crack up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blame
• criticize
• censure
• admonish
• chide
• reprove
• reproach
• reprehend
• reprobate
• rebuke
• reprimand
• castigate
• keelhaul
• lambaste

2

as in to echo

to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves

thunder resounded across the plain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• echo
• reverberate
• resonate
• sound
• reecho
• ring
• roll

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dull
• dampen
• quiet
• damp
• deaden

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resound

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

All of this interconnection floods over the viewer, potentially, faced with Matisse’s dancing, fluid forms—deep, echoing, or resounding structures of meaning interpenetrating. — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

And references to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the big pro-Israel lobbying organization that has become a focus of growing progressive opposition, drew resounding boos. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

At moments in the song, Minogue pitches the word down, a cavernous yawn resounding far from the lub-dub of forever. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 26 July 2026