Synonyms of sounding

sounding 1 of 3

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

This apparent recloning limit could put a dent in a number of sci-fi sounding but already burgeoning ambitions. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026

An external sounding board can be an invaluable source of support for leaders who want to talk freely and openly about their challenges with someone who has an objective perspective. — Sally Percy, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026

Verb

The tribes began sounding the alarm and the state set up a Clear Lake Hitch Task Force with the tribes. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Every fall, cancer starts sounding louder in the national conversation. — Virgil Miller, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing sounding

• sounding board