sounds

Part of Speech:

All (3) Noun (1) Verb (2)

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something heard or audible n.
produce noise v.
give the impression v.

NOUN

something heard or audible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accent harmony melody music noise note tone vibration voice

STRONG

din intonation loudness modulation pitch racket report resonance reverberation ringing softness sonority sonorousness static tenor tonality

WEAK

sonance sonancy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cacophony silence

VERB

produce noise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blare blow boom echo reflect resonate resound ring shout sing

STRONG

babble bang bark burst buzz cackle chatter clack clang clank clap clatter clink crash creak detonate emit explode hum jabber jangle jar moan murmur patter play rattle reverberate roar rumble shriek shrill slam smash snort squawk thud thump thunder toot trumpet vibrate whine whisper

Antonyms

STRONG

be silent praise

WEAK

quiet

VERB

give the impression

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear look seem

WEAK

appear to be strike as being

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be real

WEAK

quiet

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sounds

They did, and now he sounds more consolidatory.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Because those movements are related to the contractions that propel digestive contents through the gut, the sounds can provide clues about gut motility.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

Almost sounds silly now, with the way the team has stumbled and bumbled its way through the first four games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Give it a listen; it sounds like it was written by committee and by four bored teens in equal measure.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

For it sounds like the howl of a banshee.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman