Synonyms of ringing

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adjective

ˈriŋ-iŋ 

1

as in loud

marked by a high volume of sound

an angry, ringing denial of the charges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loud
• deafening
• roaring
• thundering
• shrill
• piercing
• booming
• thunderous
• blaring
• blasting
• resounding
• sonorous
• stentorian
• earsplitting
• noisy
• clamorous
• plangent
• clangorous
• raucous
• vociferous
• discordant
• slam-bang
• strident
• brazen
• squealing
• grating
• harsh
• obstreperous
• dinning
• rip-roaring
• overloud
• sharp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• low
• soft
• gentle
• silent
• still
• quiet
• dead
• calm
• soothing
• muffled
• peaceful
• tranquil
• restful
• dreamy
• serene
• muted
• hushed
• toned (down)
• stilly
• ultraquiet
• softened

2

as in round

marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones

sings in a ringing baritone that can be heard throughout the hall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• round
• loud
• resonant
• vibrant
• resounding
• sonorous
• reverberating
• reverberant
• mellow
• golden
• powerful
• deep
• rotund
• plangent
• reverberative
• orotund
• mellifluous
• rich
• thundering
• thunderous
• full
• stentorian
• plummy
• mellifluent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hollow
• cavernous
• faint
• low
• weak
• soft
• muted
• thin
• murmurous
• smothered
• tinny

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unmistakable
• apparent
• obvious
• evident
• clear
• distinct
• straightforward
• visible
• broad
• manifest
• lucid
• crystal clear
• plain
• decided
• transparent
• unequivocal
• simple
• unambiguous
• luminous
• clear-cut
• patent
• bald
• pellucid
• palpable
• noticeable
• intelligible
• barefaced
• bright-line
• open-and-shut
• perspicuous
• tangible
• unambivalent
• comprehensible
• explicit
• nonambiguous
• understandable
• bald-faced
• luculent
• recognizable
• perceptible
• discernible
• overt
• observable
• appreciable
• cognizable
• tidy
• knowable
• uncomplicated
• comprehendible
• sensible
• trenchant
• graspable
• self-evident
• undisguised
• digestible
• clean-cut
• fathomable
• cognoscible
• readable
• self-explanatory
• decipherable
• legible
• clean
• black-and-white
• well-defined
• fair

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dark
• mysterious
• indistinct
• ambiguous
• unclear
• cryptic
• obscure
• clouded
• equivocal
• unintelligible
• enigmatic
• indecipherable
• incomprehensible
• unfathomable
• imperceptible
• unknowable
• gray
• vague
• subtle
• indefinite
• misty
• indeterminate
• impalpable
• nonobvious
• insensible
• unapparent
• hazy
• obfuscated
• sketchy
• nebulous
• cloudy
• noncommittal
• inappreciable
• unclarified
• imprecise
• indiscernible
• slippery
• murky
• illegible
• gauzy
• unreadable
• undecipherable

ringing

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verb (1)

present participle of ring

1

as in surrounding

to form a circle around

tall cypress trees ringing the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrounding
• encircling
• circling
• encompassing
• enclosing
• girding
• embracing
• environing
• girdling
• wreathing
• walling
• compassing
• circumscribing
• closing in
• swarming
• besieging
• fencing (in)
• besetting
• entrenching
• hemming (in)
• cordoning (off)
• investing

2

as in circling

to travel completely around

the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circling
• orbiting
• traversing
• encircling
• crossing
• rounding
• circuiting
• circumventing
• girdling
• circumnavigating
• compassing
• perambulating
• circumambulating

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chiming
• jingling
• echoing
• tolling
• pealing
• clinking
• resonating
• knelling
• bonging
• clanging
• clashing
• tinkling
• pinging
• clanking
• jangling
• tingling
• reverberating
• gonging
• dinging
• plunking
• chinking
• resounding
• tanging
• plinking
• ding-donging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ringing

Adjective

About a dozen other Republican backers of the Iran war either declined or did not respond to requests for interviews or comment—hardly a ringing endorsement of their president’s negotiating prowess. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

On the other, giving up 24 goals in a five-game loss to a team that immediately forgets how to score and gets swept isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement of a team being close to contending. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 1 June 2026

Verb

In a film, that’s where the music would come up, dissonant strings, ringing ears, the drums increasing tempo. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

In April this year, the carillon bells atop the Plaza’s tower, fashioned after La Giralda in Seville, Spain, began ringing again. — Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026