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sound

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of sound

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

the stranded hikerʼs cries for help sounded throughout the canyon

Synonyms of sound

echo, reecho, resonate, resound, reverberate

Words Related to sound

Near Antonyms of sound

damp, dampen, deaden, dull, quiet

2 to give the impression of being

the idea at least sounds plausible

Synonyms of sound

act, appear, come across (as), come off (as), feel, look, make, seem

Words Related to sound

dissemble, pretend

recall, resemble, suggest

hint, imply, insinuate

3 to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

a person who certainly isnʼt shy about sounding her opinions

Synonyms of sound

air, expound, express, give, look, raise, state, vent, ventilate, voice

Words Related to sound

advertise, announce, declare, enounce, enunciate, proclaim, say

broadcast, circulate, disseminate, publish

describe, write, write up

sound off, speak out, speak up

communicate, convey, put across, put over

Phrases Synonymous with sound

give air to, put forth

Near Antonyms of sound

censor, restrain, restrict

Antonyms of sound

stifle, suppress

4 to make known openly or publicly

the grand opening of the regionʼs newest and largest mall has been loudly sounded for months

Synonyms of sound

advertise, announce, annunciate, blare, blaze, blazon, broadcast, declare, enunciate, flash, give out, herald, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, release, trumpet

Words Related to sound

bark, call (off or out), cry

bill, billboard, bulletin, gazette [chiefly British]

knell, ring, toll

blurb, feature, pitch, plug, promote, puff

disseminate, spread

disclose, divulge, introduce, kithe [chiefly Scottish], manifest, report, reveal, show

advise, apprise, hand down, inform, notify

communicate, impart, intimate

Phrases Synonymous with sound

beat the drum (for or about), run with

Near Antonyms of sound

conceal, hush (up), silence, suppress, withhold

recall, recant, retract, revoke

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sound

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of sound

1 to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line

the pilot sounded the river to make sure we werenʼt in any danger of running aground

Synonyms of sound

Words Related to sound

gauge (also gage), scale, span

remeasure, replumb

2 to cast oneself head first into deep water

a whale suddenly surfaced and then, just as suddenly, sounded

Synonyms of sound

dive, pitch, plunge

Words Related to sound

dip, immerse, submerge

belly flop, plump, plunk (or plonk)

Near Antonyms of sound

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sound

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sound

range of hearing

wandered off, out of her parentsʼ sight and sound

Synonyms of sound

earshot, hail, hearing

Words Related to sound

distance, sight

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sound

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sound

a narrow body of water between two land masses

Long Island Sound is between Long Island, New York, and Connecticut

Synonyms of sound

channel, narrows, neck, strait

Words Related to sound

arm, bay, gulf, inlet

roads, roadstead

sound

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sound

1 according to the rules of logic

sound reasoning alone should tell you that the result is invalid

Synonyms of sound

analytic (or analytical), coherent, consequent, good, logical, rational, reasonable, sensible, valid, well-founded, well-grounded

Words Related to sound

a posteriori, a priori, syllogistic

cognitive, empirical (also empiric)

defendable, defensible, justifiable, maintainable, supportable, sustainable, tenable

Near Antonyms of sound

casuistic (or casuistical), eristic (also eristical), fallacious, misleading, sophistic (or sophistical), specious

absurd, cockeyed, crazy, daffy, fatuous, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, insane, loony (also looney), mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, simpleminded, stupid, weak-minded, witless

senseless, thoughtless

uncompelling, unconvincing

Antonyms of sound

illegitimate, illogical, incoherent, inconsequent, inconsequential, invalid, irrational, unreasonable, unsound, weak

2 enjoying health and vigor

the horse is getting along in years, but still perfectly sound

Synonyms of sound

able-bodied, bouncing, fit, hale, healthy, hearty, robust, well, well-conditioned, whole, wholesome

Words Related to sound

hard, hardy, iron, lusty, rugged, stalwart, strong, sturdy, tough

ambulatory, nondisabled, uncrippled

active, agile, chipper, lively, sprightful, sprightly, spry, vigorous, vital

blooming, clean-cut, flourishing, flush, prospering, thriving

all right, good, right

Phrases Synonymous with sound

in fine fettle, in shape, in the pink

Near Antonyms of sound

decrepit, enfeebled, feeble, infirm, run-down, sickened, sickly, weak, weakened, weakly, worn-out

challenged, crippled, debilitated, differently abled, disabled, halt, incapacitated, lame

delicate, fragile, frail

emaciated, gaunt, haggard, malnourished, undernourished

afflicted, troubled

Antonyms of sound

ailing, diseased, ill, sick, unfit, unhealthy, unsound, unwell

3 marked by the ability to withstand stress without structural damage or distortion

the shed looks flimsy, but it's actually surprisingly sound

Synonyms of sound

bombproof, fast, firm, stable, stalwart, strong, sturdy

Words Related to sound

dependable, durable, reliable

infrangible, irrefragable, unbreakable

cohesive, tough

Near Antonyms of sound

infirm, insecure, weak

shaky, tottering, tottery, unbalanced, wobbly (also wabbly)

Antonyms of sound

rickety, unsound, unstable, unsteady

Synonym Discussion of sound

healthy, sound, wholesome, robust, hale, well mean enjoying or indicative of good health. healthy implies full strength and vigor as well as freedom from signs of disease.

- a healthy family

sound emphasizes the absence of disease, weakness, or malfunction.

- a sound heart

wholesome implies appearance and behavior indicating soundness and balance.

- a face with a wholesome glow

robust implies the opposite of all that is delicate or sickly.

- a lively, robust little boy

hale applies particularly to robustness in old age.

- still hale at the age of eighty

well implies merely freedom from disease or illness.

- she has never been a well person

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