sonorant
[suh-nawr-uhnt, -nohr-, soh-]
/ səˈnɔr ənt, -ˈnoʊr-, soʊ- /
ADJECTIVE
plangent
Synonyms
WEAK
beating
booming
clangorous
consonant
deep
deep-toned
earsplitting
echoing
electrifying
enhanced
full
heightened
intensified
loud
mellow
noisy
orotund
powerful
profound
pulsating
pulsing
resounding
reverberant
reverberating
rich
ringing
roaring
rotund
round
sonorous
stentorian
strident
thrilling
throbbing
thundering
thunderous
vibrant
ADJECTIVE
resonant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
resounding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
beating
booming
echoing
enhanced
full
heightened
intensified
mellow
pulsating
pulsing
reverberating
round
throbbing
WEAK
Antonyms
STRONG
ADJECTIVE
ringing
Synonyms
Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
vibrant
Synonyms
Antonyms
Example Sentences
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Hüller’s voice begins small before unfurling into a mighty, sonorant exclamation until it’s brought back down again, like a woman who’s reluctant to let herself have too much faith in the impossible.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.