RINGING Synonyms: 246 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈriŋ-iŋ

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as in loud

marked by a high volume of sound an angry, ringing denial of the charges

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as in round

marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones sings in a ringing baritone that can be heard throughout the hall

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as in unmistakable

not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation whereas other candidates hedged on that issue, he delivered a ringing endorsement of the controversial position

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ringing

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verb (1)

present participle of ring

as in surrounding

to form a circle around tall cypress trees ringing the park

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as in circling

to travel completely around the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block

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ringing

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verb (2)

present participle of ring

as in chiming

to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates I didn't hear the doorbell ring

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Recent Examples of ringing

Adjective

But Malema was convicted of hate speech for making threats last year, and his party won less than ten per cent of the national vote in the most recent South African election—hardly a ringing endorsement of his ideas. —

Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026 Eric DeCosta, the Ravens general manager, said a couple of days ago that his phone was still ringing because teams are still willing to trade with him. —

Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026 Not exactly a ringing endorsement. —

Daniel Popper, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026 At noon each day, a cannon placed on the Janiculum Hill fires a blank shot in unison with the ringing bells of Rome’s churches. —

Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026 The tactics of activists have largely included mass protests, most recently those of No Kings Day, as well as smaller, simpler ones, say, chanting and ringing bells in front of Tesla showrooms. —

Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026 Neither response was exactly a ringing endorsement. —

Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026 If that isn’t a ringing endorsement! —

The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Jan. 2026 That isn't exactly a ringing endorsement of the second-year signal-caller, and writers at The Athletic also don't seem to have much of a belief in Williams heading into the showdown at Lambeau Field. —

Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025

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As residents approached, shots can be heard ringing out, the video shows, seemingly as a warning. —

Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026 For years, observers have been ringing alarm bells of consolidation in Hollywood and the flight of productions to other countries for more generous filming subsidies. —

Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026 Get them on page one or as a center spread in a national newspaper – or all of them at once – and the box-office tills would start ringing. —

Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026 But by November, Kennedy’s director was ringing alarm bells about the center’s future in Florida. —

Katelyn Ferral, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026 Grams roared, ringing across the hardwood. —

Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026 As the measles outbreak exploded in January, pediatrician Stuart Simko says his phone started ringing. —

Maria Godoy, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026 Surveillance video appears to show Balat ringing a bell at the counter before an employee emerges from the back. —

Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026 What if your religious customs involved ringing the doorbells of strange men? —

Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ringing

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The loudest moment of the night came at the 12-minute mark when Purdue’s bench and its huge contingent of yellow and black clad fans erupted as senior point guard Braden Smith made history with his 1,077th career assist, breaking the 33-year-old NCAA record set in 1993 by Duke’s Bobby Hurley.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2026
Traditional supersonic aircraft generate loud sonic booms that have long restricted commercial flights over land.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026