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sounds

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

Example Sentences

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“Ups & Downs” is an instrumental with a droning keyboard—perhaps a harmonium—along with a clarinet and clattering percussion that sounds like a drum kit being slowly unpacked from its case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

That sounds like a pretty nice deal to me.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

As I struggled with my confusion, I did something that sounds simple, but was profoundly life-altering: I diversified my news sources.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

As impressive as that sounds, the stock was falling 3% in early European trading and its American depositary receipts were pointing 1.8% lower ahead of the open.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

It is the cry of a fox, for it sounds like the wail of a human child.

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