Synonyms of sung

sung

verb

past participle of sing

1

as in chanted

to produce musical sounds with the voice

it's relatively rare to find actors who can also sing well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chanted
• vocalized
• trolled
• serenaded
• trilled
• harmonized
• crooned
• caroled
• warbled
• hummed
• descanted
• slurred
• lilted
• quavered
• yodeled
• belted
• sharped
• scatted

2

as in intoned

to utter in musical or drawn out tones

the cantor sang the prayers before the entire congregation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chanted
• intoned
• intonated
• bellowed
• roared
• chimed
• chorused
• belted

3

as in called

to utter one's distinctive animal sound

I can hear a bird singing in the distance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• called
• cried

4

as in informed

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities

once he saw the kind of jail time he was facing, the suspect was singing loud and clear to the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informed
• talked
• betrayed
• squeaked
• told (on)
• finked
• grassed (on)
• snitched
• split (on)
• ratted (on)
• squealed
• dropped a dime (on)
• sold (out)
• given away
• turned in
• crossed
• tipped (off)
• blabbed
• backstabbed
• tattled
• two-timed
• double-crossed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sung

The president’s motorcade arrived just as the national anthem was being sung, and the president was later shown on a jumbotron and greeted with cheers, according to a text pool report. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Richards, who has always sung his blues songs with a vocal quiver that owes a debt to Reed, plays the guitar with a little more force than Reed did and affects something of a Mississippi-via-Dartford drawl on the vocals. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

The opera will be sung in its original Italian with English supertitles projected near the stage. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026

The majority of fans in what’s expected to be a sellout crowd Friday night will likely stand during the song, which will be sung by a member of the New York City Fire Department. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

All three of their kids inherited their musical abilities and have sung with their parents. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026

Moore plays Mona Friedman, a meek housewife who hasn’t sung in front of anyone since church choir and is unexpectedly cast in a community-theater production — then transforms into a zealous method actor willing to wage war over a marginal role. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026

Everyone from Olivia Rodrigo to SZA, Haim and Halsey have sung flowerovlove’s praises. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2026

Between songs, the members spoke mostly in Korean, though much of the music was sung in English — a decision BTS is shown grappling with in a Netflix documentary about the making of the new album. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026