Synonyms of sounded

sounded 1 of 3

adjective

as in said

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• 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

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
• ventilated
• raised
• proclaimed
• vented
• declared
• conveyed
• wrote
• published
• advertised
• gave air to
• enunciated
• circulated
• offered
• disseminated
• broadcast
• submitted
• enounced
• spoke out
• spoke up
• communicated
• wrote up
• chimed in
• sounded off
• put over
• put across

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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
• promulgated
• heralded
• trumpeted
• enunciated
• disclosed
• released
• flashed
• broadcast
• ran with
• publicized
• blazed
• revealed
• 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
• advised

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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
• 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
• dived
• pitched
• immersed
• submerged
• dipped
• plumped
• plunked
• belly flopped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• surfaced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sounded

Verb

Then sending that same audience to a website that suddenly sounded formal and distant. — Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Since then, the duo has regressed and Romo often sounded unprepared, saying odd things. — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 31 July 2026

For years, Deborah Witzburg sounded the loudest alarm when uncovering hundreds of cases of corruption and fraud inside Chicago city government. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Firefighters arrived to find Panasonic workers already outside after a fire alarm sounded, the district said. — Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

Many of those picks looked and sounded a lot more like Stevens than El-Sayed. — Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Saudi Arabia’s civil defense said alerts sounded multiple times early Saturday in both cities, but the Kingdom hasn’t commented further. — Samy Magdy, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Some industry observers, though, have sounded an alarm that increasingly high prices for superstar tours which are guaranteed instant sellouts may be siphoning off consumer dollars from mid-level acts, whose ticket prices are also going up. — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 July 2026

Saudi Arabia’s civil defense said alerts sounded multiple times early Saturday in both cities, but the kingdom hasn’t commented further. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026