echo

[ek-oh] / ˈɛk oʊ /

NOUN

repeat, copy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imitation parallel reflection repetition reverberation

STRONG

answer mirror onomatopoeia parroting rebound reiteration repercussion reply reproduction ringing

WEAK

mirror image rubber stamp

Antonyms

STRONGEST

difference opposite reverse

STRONG

question

VERB

repeat, copy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mirror parallel recall reflect reiterate resound respond reverberate ring

STRONG

ape ditto imitate impersonate mimic parrot react redouble reproduce resemble second vibrate

WEAK

do like go like make like rubber-stamp

Antonyms

STRONG

be original differ oppose reverse

Example Sentences

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This week’s loss is a bit of an echo of the 15% drop the fund experienced last year in the first week of April.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"God Speed Artemis II" Blackwell-Thompson said in another echo from the past.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“This echo chamber was used to deceive you.”

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

More specifically, here are some of the tactics I use so that I don’t live in an AI echo chamber:

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Bouncing twice, its clinks echo in the hold.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera