Synonyms of sounded

sounded 1 of 3

adjective

as in said

Synonyms & Similar Words

• said
• told
• voiced
• pronounced
• stated
• articulated
• given
• verbalized
• consensual
• spoken
• informal
• unwritten
• implicit
• verbal
• word-of-mouth
• oral
• viva voce
• nuncupative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• written
• explicit
• formal
• paper

• written
• explicit
• formal
• paper

sounded

2 of 3

verb (1)

past tense of sound

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• echoed
• resonated
• resounded
• reverberated
• rang
• reechoed
• rolled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quieted
• dulled
• dampened
• damped
• deadened

• quieted
• dulled
• dampened
• damped
• deadened

2

as in seemed

to give the impression of being

the idea at least sounds plausible

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seemed
• looked
• felt
• appeared
• acted
• made
• came across (as)
• pretended
• came off (as)
• resembled
• suggested
• recalled
• implied
• hinted
• dissembled
• insinuated

3

as in voiced

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

a person who certainly isn't shy about sounding her opinions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voiced
• expressed
• gave
• stated
• looked
• announced
• aired
• expounded
• said
• put forth
• described
• raised
• ventilated
• proclaimed
• vented
• conveyed
• declared
• wrote
• published
• advertised
• gave air to
• broadcasted
• enunciated
• circulated
• offered
• disseminated
• broadcast
• submitted
• enounced
• spoke out
• spoke up
• communicated
• wrote up
• chimed in
• put over
• sounded off
• put across

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• restricted
• stifled
• restrained
• censored

• suppressed
• restricted
• stifled
• restrained
• censored

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announced
• declared
• published
• proclaimed
• advertised
• blared
• posted
• broadcasted
• promulgated
• heralded
• trumpeted
• enunciated
• disclosed
• released
• flashed
• broadcast
• ran with
• publicized
• revealed
• blazed
• annunciated
• promoted
• rang
• placarded
• gave out
• reported
• barked
• blazoned
• beat the drum (for or about)
• introduced
• cried
• showed
• spread
• disseminated
• informed
• called (off or out)
• tolled
• puffed
• featured
• imparted
• billed
• notified
• manifested
• divulged
• intimated
• knelled
• communicated
• plugged
• bulletined
• billboarded
• handed down
• pitched
• kithed
• gazetted
• apprised
• blurbed
• kythed
• advised

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• withheld
• concealed
• silenced
• recalled
• revoked
• hushed (up)
• retracted
• recanted

• suppressed
• withheld
• concealed
• silenced
• recalled
• revoked
• hushed (up)
• retracted
• recanted

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sounded

3 of 3

verb (2)

past tense of sound

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scaled
• plumbed
• spanned
• fathomed
• gauged
• gaged
• remeasured
• replumbed

2

as in plunged

to cast oneself head first into deep water

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunged
• dove
• dived
• pitched
• immersed
• submerged
• dipped
• plumped
• plunked
• plonked
• belly flopped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• surfaced

• surfaced