Synonyms of sounding

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noun

as in draft

Related Words

• draft
• lowness
• depth
• deepness
• drop

Dissimilar Words

• height
• elevation
• altitude
• stature
• shallowness

sounding

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verb (1)

present participle of sound

1

as in echoing

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

• echoing
• resonating
• reverberating
• ringing
• resounding
• reechoing
• rolling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• damping
• quieting
• dampening
• deadening
• dulling

2

as in seeming

to give the impression of being

the idea at least sounds plausible

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seeming
• looking
• feeling
• appearing
• acting
• making
• coming off (as)
• pretending
• resembling
• coming across (as)
• suggesting
• implying
• recalling
• dissembling
• insinuating
• hinting

3

as in voicing

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voicing
• expressing
• giving
• stating
• looking
• announcing
• airing
• writing
• saying
• ventilating
• expounding
• venting
• raising
• describing
• putting forth
• conveying
• proclaiming
• publishing
• declaring
• broadcasting
• disseminating
• advertising
• circulating
• enunciating
• offering
• giving air to
• submitting
• communicating
• enouncing
• speaking out
• writing up
• speaking up
• sounding off
• putting across
• putting over
• chiming in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressing
• stifling
• restricting
• restraining
• censoring

4

as in announcing

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

• announcing
• publishing
• declaring
• proclaiming
• posting
• advertising
• blaring
• broadcasting
• trumpeting
• promulgating
• heralding
• disclosing
• enunciating
• annunciating
• blazing
• running with
• publicizing
• flashing
• releasing
• promoting
• revealing
• barking
• giving out
• reporting
• ringing
• blazoning
• spreading
• beating the drum (for or about)
• crying
• disseminating
• placarding
• introducing
• showing
• tolling
• calling (off or out)
• featuring
• informing
• puffing
• imparting
• intimating
• knelling
• notifying
• bulletining
• billing
• divulging
• communicating
• plugging
• manifesting
• billboarding
• blurbing
• gazetting
• handing down
• kithing
• apprising
• pitching
• advising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• concealing
• suppressing
• withholding
• silencing
• recalling
• revoking
• retracting
• hushing (up)
• recanting

sounding

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verb (2)

present participle of sound

1

as in plumbing

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

• plumbing
• scaling
• spanning
• fathoming
• gauging
• replumbing
• remeasuring

2

as in plunging

to cast oneself head first into deep water

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunging
• diving
• pitching
• dipping
• immersing
• submerging
• plumping
• plunking
• belly flopping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• surfacing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sounding

Noun

Graham eventually hired him as an off-field assistant under Norvell, who found a valuable sounding board. —Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025

Though the choice is ultimately David’s, his wife Pam becomes a critical sounding board. —Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 18 Aug. 2025

Verb

There’s plenty of alarm sounding from industry executives right now, too. —Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026

But the latest news is a reminder that even the noblest-sounding proposals can have severe unintended consequences. —Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 1 May 2026

Phrases Containing sounding

• sounding board