SOUNDED Synonyms: 161 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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as in said

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sounded

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verb (1)

past tense of sound

as in echoed

to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves the stranded hiker's cries for help sounded throughout the canyon

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as in seemed

to give the impression of being the idea at least sounds plausible

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as in voiced

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) a person who certainly isn't shy about sounding her opinions

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as in announced

to make known openly or publicly the grand opening of the region's newest and largest mall has been loudly sounded for months

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sounded

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verb (2)

past tense of sound

as in scaled

to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line the pilot sounded the river to make sure we weren't in any danger of running aground

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as in plunged

to cast oneself head first into deep water a whale suddenly surfaced and then, just as suddenly, sounded

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surfaced

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Recent Examples of sounded

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An economy with rising GDP and 8% unemployment would have sounded implausible a few years ago. —

Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Machado then veered off into what sounded like an excerpt from a manual written by Souza. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 Surveillance footage showed the car whizzing by cameras in a flash before hitting the wall in what sounded like an explosion. —

Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026 Bridges sounded comfortable in that role after the Knicks clinched the East. —

C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026 Earlier this year, the Anti-Defamation League sounded the alarm following an annual audit that found in 2025, there were 6,274 antisemitic incidents reported nationwide, and New York ranked number one for the most incidents with 1,160 reported. —

Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 27 May 2026 What might have sounded like a bold claim at the turn of the millennium has turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy in today’s era of big data and artificial intelligence. —

Sandra Matz, The Conversation, 27 May 2026 Over the last several weeks, Orlando has delivered one sports headline after another that would have sounded utterly ridiculous 10 or 15 years ago. —

Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2026 Two other family members were home at the time and did not hear an argument or struggle before the gunshots sounded, prosecutors said. —

Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounded

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But ultimately, the Rent Guidelines Board has the ultimate power to freeze the rent for said units.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The patient on the receiving end of said wink is Judith.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026