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

Not sure ringing bells is going to do much to stop a person from getting mauled. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026

Hana liked it enough to take some home, which in the Test Kitchen is a ringing endorsement! — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026

Verb

But alarms about potential war crimes began ringing inside the Biden Administration soon after Israel began its counterattack on Gaza. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

With boos and jeers ringing around Expo Idaho at the referees, AC Boise continued to pepper the Portland box with dangerous crosses and shots. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026