SOUNDING BOARDS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

sounding boards

noun

plural of sounding board

as in experts

a person or group with whom you discuss ideas to see if the ideas are good My friend is my sounding board for new ideas.

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Recent Examples of sounding boards Over the years, the three became trusted sounding boards on one another’s films. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 Dines uses the models constantly — as sounding boards, editors and research engines — while insisting the ideas, the will and the taste must come from him. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 These partner-managers operate as mentors and sounding boards of sorts. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 2 June 2026 Throughout their respective ups and downs, the brothers leaned on one another as sounding boards. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 Beyond programs, the clubs connect children with trusted adults and older children who can serve as role models and sounding boards. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Beyond access to esteemed experts, attendees will have the opportunity to meet and chat with so many incredible women.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2026
To this point, experts agree that the best commercial product isn’t necessarily the easiest to wear.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of experts

Noun

The trend that advisors and insiders seem to be talking about these days is how shoulder season is the new peak season.

— Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
During that time, military advisers from Hezbollah and Iran helped train Houthi commanders and combatants — and built up the group's ability to manufacture its own weapons, including drones and missiles, according to analysts.

— Dov Lieber, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of advisers

Noun

The classic gangster films, mostly made by the Toei studio in the nineteen-sixties, starred such specialists in the yakuza genre as Takakura Ken—Ken-san to his many fans—and followed a simple formula.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
In some cases, patients undergo evaluations by multiple specialists before identifying a potential explanation.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of specialists

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