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

With just ten rooms and no immediate neighbors, the natural world sounds the dominant note here. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

That sounds reasonably punchy for something weighing just under 200 lb (90 kg). — New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2026

Tour guides share haunting tales and accounts of spooky sounds staff members hear after hours. — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Everybody wants to bring back trip-hop, but no one remembers how filthy Dummy actually sounds. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026

That’s largely due to Apple’s ultra-wideband chip, which enables Precision Finding and guides you to an object’s exact location with on-screen arrows, vibrations, and sounds. — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026

Perhaps searching for votes in counties where Democrats lose by thirty points sounds desperate. — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026

Okay, that sounds nice, but not two houses in Manhattan, owning an Audi, and not thinking Gucci is expensive nice. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

What is most impressive is how Thompson still sounds at the top of his game, more than 20 solo studio albums deep in his discography. — David Harris, SPIN, 20 Oct. 2026

Noun

And for more than two heady years, music lovers within a mile or two of the Sunset Junction area could groove to the wildly eclectic sounds of KBLT, a pirate radio station that operated from 1995 to 1998. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

To focus on the sounds, the venue eschews screens — there are no TVs at the Stomping Ground, and Paquette declined to put in one of those screens that promotes the beer selection. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

Drone motors and propellers generate characteristic sounds during operation. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026

These sounds are strange bedfellows, but the delirium rarely feels indulgent or trivial. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026

Bus noise was a similar story, with the low engine rumble handled well and only some of the higher-frequency intermittent sounds sneaking through. — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026

Rather than rehashing traditional compositions, the group recognizes these sorely untapped sounds as living and malleable, creating new interpretations that bring them to our times without losing an ounce of their essence and verve. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Teenage Engineering This isn't a conventional guitar amp per se, but rather a tool to explore your creativity and experiment with different sounds. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including the latest news, events and sights and sounds of the United States. — Kelly McGreal , Isabella Bernabeo, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026