Synonyms for microphone
ˈmaɪ krəˌfoʊnmi·cro·phone

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.4 / 5 votes

1. microphoneverb

   Synonyms:
   mike, mike up, bug, wire up

2. microphonenoun

   To put one or more microphones on or in.

   Synonyms:
   wire up, mike up, mike, bug

3. microphonenoun

   Synonyms:
   mike, mic

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:1.2 / 13 votes

1. microphone, mikenoun

   device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

   Synonyms:
   mike

Matched Categories

1. • Electro-acoustic Transducer

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1. List of paraphrases for "microphone":

   mic, microphones, micro-

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How to use microphone in a sentence?

1. Sam Rega:

   It's just you on a stage, with a microphone and your knowledge base.

2. Alphabet Inc Google:

   The on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret and should have been listed in the tech specs. That was an error on our part. The microphone has never been on and is only activated when users specifically enable the option.

3. Principal Jeremy Roche:

   When Verda Tetteh started speaking on the microphone, I was overwhelmed. I think a lot of people in the stadium were, honestly, i was so moved by her generosity.

4. George Kent:

   POTUS wanted nothing less than President Zelenskiy to go to (a) microphone and say 'investigations,' 'Biden,' and 'Clinton,'.

5. Franklin Graham:

   If a candidate showed up – we’re not going to recognize them, we’re not going to give them a microphone.