Synonyms of sounds

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of sound

1

as in echoes

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

• echoes
• resonates
• reverberates
• resounds
• rings
• reechos
• rolls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quiets
• dampens
• dulls
• deadens
• damps

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as in seems

to give the impression of being

the idea at least sounds plausible

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seems
• looks
• feels
• appears
• acts
• makes
• comes off (as)
• resembles
• comes across (as)
• suggests
• pretends
• implies
• recalls
• hints
• dissembles
• insinuates

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as in voices

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voices
• expresses
• looks
• gives
• states
• announces
• airs
• ventilates
• expounds
• writes
• says
• conveys
• describes
• vents
• raises
• puts forth
• proclaims
• gives air to
• publishes
• declares
• broadcasts
• advertises
• disseminates
• enunciates
• circulates
• offers
• sounds off
• submits
• speaks out
• enounces
• speaks up
• communicates
• writes up
• chimes in
• puts over
• puts across

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppresses
• stifles
• restricts
• restrains
• censors

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as in announces

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

• announces
• publishes
• proclaims
• declares
• advertises
• posts
• runs with
• blares
• trumpets
• broadcasts
• enunciates
• heralds
• promulgates
• annunciates
• gives out
• releases
• discloses
• promotes
• publicizes
• blazes
• flashes
• reveals
• beats the drum (for or about)
• reports
• cries
• barks
• rings
• spreads
• disseminates
• placards
• features
• shows
• introduces
• imparts
• calls (off or out)
• informs
• blazons
• tolls
• manifests
• puffs
• bulletins
• notifies
• knells
• bills
• communicates
• divulges
• blurbs
• billboards
• kithes
• plugs
• hands down
• gazettes
• intimates
• pitches
• apprises
• advises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conceals
• silences
• suppresses
• withholds
• recalls
• retracts
• revokes
• hushes (up)
• recants

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of sound

1

as in plumbs

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

• plumbs
• scales
• spans
• fathoms
• gauges
• remeasures
• replumbs

2

as in plunges

to cast oneself head first into deep water

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunges
• dives
• pitches
• immerses
• dips
• submerges
• plunks
• plumps
• belly flops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• surfaces

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noun (1)

plural of sound

as in hearings

range of hearing

wandered off, out of her parents' sight and sound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hearings
• sights
• distances
• hails
• volumes

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noun (2)

plural of sound

as in channels

a narrow body of water between two land masses

Long Island Sound is between Connecticut and Long Island, New York

Synonyms & Similar Words

• channels
• straits
• roads
• necks
• narrows
• bays
• stretches
• reaches
• inlets
• gulfs
• arms
• roadsteads

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sounds

Verb

So testing a movie that temporarily sounds irritating is really, really hard. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

The music, written, according to Paul McCartney, as a message to Black Americans during the civil rights era—and more recently reinterpreted by Beyoncé—sounds from the Cornell Chimes, located 173-feet high at the top of the school’s McGraw Tower. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

But its rapid adoption has a big downside – AI can produce information that sounds authoritative and looks polished while being completely wrong. — Kaitlin Newkirk, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

This may seem very complicated when described, but in practice the form sounds very familiar to the ear. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026

Celebrity hairstylist Brian Magallones considers this the perfect balance between a not-too-fussy and not-too-structured chignon, a style that sounds tough to style without a professional team but is actually quite easy to master at-home. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

If that sounds familiar, some of your most useful sales material may be reaching only the people who have already agreed to consider you. — Dennis Kirwan, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

No additional shots were fired after police arrived, Lorah said, adding that sounds later mistaken for gunfire came from flash-bang devices used by SWAT officers. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

His distinctive, gravelly voice still sounds the same, but Matsson is trying to illuminate things a bit more. — David Harris, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026

Noun

Eventually, as the roar of the war drowned out all other sounds, even writing failed me. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

Despite this draw to hard sounds, her own music was existing largely in the indie pop and R&B lanes. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

The dance floor can be both refuge and revolution, and throughout Latin America, women are leading the sounds and scenes committed to sweaty hedonism. — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Today, however, the walls are coming alive with the sounds of Mud. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026

To stretch it through different genres, different sounds and different parts of myself. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 12 Oct. 2026

New music, new sounds, and changing that algorithm again to the good side, to the trendy side of stuff. — Mikey Fresh, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Noise colors are different sound profiles that spread audio energy across frequencies in distinct ways, and some can mask disruptive sounds and help the brain settle into deeper sleep. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

Across the dozen tracks, Sivan leans heavily on ’90s touchstones, traipsing from glitch-hop to drum and bass, casting a wide net across sounds and scope. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026