Synonyms for sound
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1. sound

   Sound is the sensation produced through the organs of hearing or the physical cause of this sensation. Sound is the most comprehensive word of this group, applying to anything that is audible. Tone is sound considered as having some musical quality or as expressive of some feeling; noise is sound considered without reference to musical quality or as distinctly unmusical or discordant. Thus, in the most general sense noise and sound scarcely differ, and we say almost indifferently, "I heard a sound," or "I heard a noise." We speak of a fine, musical, or pleasing sound, but never thus of a noise. In music, tone may denote either a musical sound or the interval between two such sounds, but in the most careful usage the latter is now distinguished as the "interval," leaving tone to stand only for the sound. Note in music strictly denotes the character representing a sound, but in loose popular usage it denotes the sound also, and becomes practically equivalent to tone. Aside from its musical use, tone is chiefly applied to that quality of the human voice by which feeling is expressed; as, he spoke in a cheery tone; the word is similarly applied to the voices of birds and other animals, and sometimes to inanimate objects. As used of a musical instrument, tone denotes the general quality of its sounds collectively considered.

   Synonyms:
   noise, note, tone

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1. soundnoun

   Synonyms:
   resonance, audibility, noise, report

   Antonyms:
   silence, stillness, muteness, voicelessness, abmutescence

2. soundadjective

   Synonyms:
   entire, unbroken, whole, perfect, unhurt, well-grounded, uninjured, unimpaired, healthy, firm, strong, vigorous, weighty, solid, irrefragable, irrefutable, thorough, valid, wholesome, correct, substantial

   Antonyms:
   partial, broken, injured, impaired, unhealthy, unsound, weak, frail, fragile, light, trivial, unfounded, hollow, fallacious, imperfect, unwholesome, incorrect, unsubstantial, invalid

3. soundverb

   Synonyms:
   probe, gauge, investigate

   Antonyms:
   overlook, disregard, misexamine, misinvestigate

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1. soundnoun

   the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

   "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"

   Synonyms:
   speech sound, strait, auditory sensation, phone, audio

   Antonyms:
   silence, quiet, risky, wildcat, unreasonable, uncomplete, unsound, invalid, incomplete, rotted, shallow, decayed, long, unrighteous, unhealthy, speculative, corroded, high-risk, bad, rotten

2. sound, auditory sensationnoun

   the subjective sensation of hearing something

   "he strained to hear the faint sounds"

   Synonyms:
   speech sound, strait, auditory sensation, phone, audio

   Antonyms:
   quiet, silence, shallow, decayed, unsound, risky, uncomplete, unhealthy, corroded, invalid, bad, speculative, high-risk, unreasonable, long, wildcat, unrighteous, rotted, rotten, incomplete

3. soundnoun

   mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium

   "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"

   Synonyms:
   speech sound, strait, auditory sensation, phone, audio

   Antonyms:
   silence, quiet, unsound, rotted, risky, corroded, incomplete, speculative, high-risk, invalid, bad, rotten, wildcat, uncomplete, unrighteous, unreasonable, shallow, decayed, long, unhealthy

4. soundnoun

   the sudden occurrence of an audible event

   "the sound awakened them"

   Synonyms:
   speech sound, strait, auditory sensation, phone, audio

   Antonyms:
   quiet, silence, incomplete, speculative, invalid, rotted, unsound, rotten, long, wildcat, unreasonable, corroded, risky, bad, decayed, shallow, uncomplete, high-risk, unhealthy, unrighteous

5. audio, soundnoun

   the audible part of a transmitted signal

   "they always raise the audio for commercials"

   Synonyms:
   sound recording, audio frequency, phone, audio recording, audio, strait, auditory sensation, speech sound

   Antonyms:
   silence, quiet, high-risk, unsound, incomplete, decayed, corroded, long, shallow, rotten, wildcat, invalid, speculative, risky, unhealthy, unrighteous, bad, rotted, unreasonable, uncomplete

6. phone, speech sound, soundnoun

   (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

   Synonyms:
   telephone, speech sound, earphone, telephone set, phone, audio, strait, headphone, auditory sensation, earpiece

   Antonyms:
   silence, quiet, risky, decayed, unrighteous, high-risk, unsound, rotted, bad, long, invalid, unreasonable, incomplete, corroded, wildcat, unhealthy, rotten, uncomplete, speculative, shallow

7. strait, soundnoun

   a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

   Synonyms:
   straits, phone, audio, strait, auditory sensation, pass, speech sound

   Antonyms:
   quiet, silence, rotted, wildcat, high-risk, decayed, long, corroded, uncomplete, invalid, risky, incomplete, unsound, unreasonable, bad, speculative, shallow, rotten, unrighteous, unhealthy

8. soundadjective

   a large ocean inlet or deep bay

   "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"

   Synonyms:
   speech sound, strait, auditory sensation, phone, audio

   Antonyms:
   quiet, silence, unsound, high-risk, rotten, corroded, invalid, risky, rotted, bad, decayed, unhealthy, unrighteous, long, unreasonable, speculative, shallow, wildcat, incomplete, uncomplete

9. soundadjective

   financially secure and safe

   "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

   Synonyms:
   heavy, intelligent, wakeless, profound, good, legal, healthy, reasoned, well-grounded, level-headed, levelheaded, effectual

   Antonyms:
   silence, quiet, speculative, unhealthy, unsound, rotten, invalid, shallow, unreasonable, corroded, decayed, rotted, uncomplete, wildcat, high-risk, long, risky, unrighteous, bad, incomplete

10. healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, soundadjective

    exercising or showing good judgment

    "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"

    Synonyms:
    levelheaded, reasoning(a), good, salubrious, well-informed, sizable, wakeless, well-grounded, sizeable, effectual, thinking(a), hefty, profound, healthy, heavy, reasoned, legal, respectable, intelligent, goodly, goodish, level-headed, tidy, good for you(p)

    Antonyms:
    quiet, silence, decayed, speculative, bad, incomplete, unhealthy, rotten, risky, rotted, long, wildcat, high-risk, shallow, unsound, invalid, uncomplete, unrighteous, unreasonable, corroded

11. soundadjective

    in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay

    "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"

    Synonyms:
    heavy, intelligent, wakeless, profound, good, legal, healthy, reasoned, well-grounded, level-headed, levelheaded, effectual

    Antonyms:
    silence, quiet, invalid, corroded, high-risk, risky, incomplete, unrighteous, long, rotted, unhealthy, unsound, rotten, uncomplete, bad, decayed, wildcat, unreasonable, shallow, speculative

12. good, soundadjective

    in excellent physical condition

    "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"

    Synonyms:
    dear, good, beneficial, in effect(p), unspoiled, effectual, skillful, secure, serious, effective, wakeless, well-grounded, upright, legal, salutary, in force(p), skilful, practiced, heavy, dependable, estimable, intelligent, expert, levelheaded, just, level-headed, healthy, proficient, full, honest, profound, respectable, undecomposed, unspoilt, ripe, safe, adept, reasoned, honorable, well(p), right, near

    Antonyms:
    quiet, silence, decayed, shallow, invalid, speculative, corroded, bad, rotted, rotten, unreasonable, risky, uncomplete, unsound, long, wildcat, unhealthy, unrighteous, high-risk, incomplete

13. reasoned, sound, well-groundedadjective

    logically valid

    "a sound argument"

    Synonyms:
    heavy, intelligent, wakeless, profound, good, legal, healthy, reasoned, well-grounded, level-headed, levelheaded, effectual

    Antonyms:
    silence, quiet, unrighteous, decayed, unreasonable, shallow, unsound, wildcat, risky, invalid, unhealthy, corroded, rotted, rotten, bad, long, incomplete, uncomplete, speculative, high-risk

14. legal, sound, effectualadjective

    having legal efficacy or force

    "a sound title to the property"

    Synonyms:
    heavy, effective, wakeless, efficacious, profound, good, legal, healthy, reasoned, intelligent, level-headed, well-grounded, levelheaded, effectual

    Antonyms:
    silence, quiet, corroded, long, wildcat, unsound, unrighteous, unreasonable, bad, shallow, speculative, decayed, unhealthy, rotted, uncomplete, invalid, risky, high-risk, rotten, incomplete

15. soundadjective

    free from moral defect

    "a man of sound character"

    Synonyms:
    heavy, intelligent, wakeless, profound, good, legal, healthy, reasoned, well-grounded, level-headed, levelheaded, effectual

    Antonyms:
    quiet, silence, rotten, unreasonable, unhealthy, decayed, uncomplete, corroded, bad, unsound, shallow, unrighteous, speculative, incomplete, high-risk, wildcat, invalid, risky, long, rotted

16. heavy, profound, sound, wakelessadjective

    (of sleep) deep and complete

    "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, reasoned, overweight, toilsome, effectual, intemperate, with child(p), wakeless, good, dense, grueling, unsounded, heavy(p), threatening, grave, legal, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, intelligent, grievous, fleshy, levelheaded, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, level-headed, gruelling, well-grounded, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, unfathomed, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, fundamental, heavy, arduous, big(a), labored, unplumbed, punishing, gravid, big(p), healthy, lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    silence, quiet, speculative, unsound, unreasonable, invalid, high-risk, rotted, wildcat, corroded, decayed, rotten, incomplete, bad, long, unhealthy, shallow, unrighteous, uncomplete, risky

17. soundverb

    thorough

    "a sound thrashing"

    Synonyms:
    heavy, intelligent, wakeless, profound, good, legal, healthy, reasoned, well-grounded, level-headed, levelheaded, effectual

    Antonyms:
    quiet, silence, unrighteous, unreasonable, rotten, shallow, unsound, uncomplete, decayed, wildcat, rotted, long, incomplete, bad, invalid, speculative, corroded, risky, unhealthy, high-risk

18. soundverb

    appear in a certain way

    "This sounds interesting"

    Synonyms:
    vocalise, voice, vocalize, fathom, go

    Antonyms:
    quiet, silence, unreasonable, bad, unhealthy, invalid, unsound, unrighteous, incomplete, shallow, uncomplete, speculative, wildcat, rotted, long, decayed, corroded, high-risk, rotten, risky

19. sound, goverb

    make a certain noise or sound

    "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

    Synonyms:
    drop dead, pop off, operate, belong, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, work, choke, go away, get, rifle, cash in one's chips, get going, kick the bucket, run, blend, function, lead, endure, live, pass away, perish, run short, survive, croak, plump, move, extend, conk, fit, vocalise, blend in, become, run low, conk out, locomote, break, proceed, last, decease, give out, go, depart, vocalize, give way, hold up, snuff it, pass, hold out, start, fail, expire, die, travel, break down, exit, fathom, live on, voice, go bad

    Antonyms:
    silence, quiet, wildcat, unreasonable, rotten, unrighteous, bad, uncomplete, decayed, shallow, rotted, invalid, long, unsound, corroded, risky, incomplete, high-risk, unhealthy, speculative

20. soundverb

    give off a certain sound or sounds

    "This record sounds scratchy"

    Synonyms:
    vocalise, voice, vocalize, fathom, go

    Antonyms:
    quiet, silence, unsound, wildcat, risky, decayed, long, unhealthy, invalid, corroded, uncomplete, bad, shallow, unrighteous, speculative, high-risk, rotten, incomplete, unreasonable, rotted

21. soundverb

    announce by means of a sound

    "sound the alarm"

    Synonyms:
    vocalise, voice, vocalize, fathom, go

    Antonyms:
    silence, quiet, high-risk, incomplete, unhealthy, wildcat, rotted, corroded, speculative, long, decayed, bad, invalid, unrighteous, shallow, unreasonable, uncomplete, rotten, unsound, risky

22. voice, sound, vocalize, vocaliseverb

    utter with vibrating vocal chords

    Synonyms:
    phonate, vocalise, enunciate, vowelize, voice, fathom, vocalize, go, articulate, vowelise

    Antonyms:
    silence, quiet, speculative, rotted, risky, long, unsound, shallow, bad, incomplete, unreasonable, decayed, unrighteous, invalid, corroded, unhealthy, wildcat, high-risk, uncomplete, rotten

23. soundverb

    cause to sound

    "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"

    Synonyms:
    vocalise, voice, vocalize, fathom, go

    Antonyms:
    quiet, silence, unhealthy, unsound, speculative, long, risky, shallow, invalid, unreasonable, uncomplete, wildcat, unrighteous, rotted, high-risk, bad, corroded, decayed, rotten, incomplete

24. fathom, soundverb

    measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

    Synonyms:
    vocalise, penetrate, voice, fathom, vocalize, bottom, go

    Antonyms:
    quiet, silence, unhealthy, rotten, shallow, incomplete, speculative, high-risk, long, uncomplete, rotted, wildcat, risky, unsound, unreasonable, unrighteous, corroded, decayed, invalid, bad

Matched Categories

1. • Announce
   • Channel
   • Happening
   • Measure
   • Mechanical Phenomenon
   • Pronounce
   • Seem
   • Sound Property

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1. lilting

   a flowing sound

   the flute played a lilting tune

   Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  

2. musicadjective

   name is every beat

   sounds of love

   Submitted by a.gaber4965 on April 5, 2022  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. soundadjective

   Synonyms:
   whole, entire, unbroken, undecayed, uninjured, perfect, faultless, good, firm, strong

2. soundadjective

   Synonyms:
   healthy, hearty, hale, hardy, vigorous, in health, in good health, not diseased

3. soundadjective

   Synonyms:
   sane, well-balanced

4. soundadjective

   Synonyms:
   correct, true, valid, solid, weighty, reasonable, rational, sensible, judicious

5. soundadjective

   Synonyms:
   established, fixed, well-grounded

6. soundadjective

   Synonyms:
   profound, unbroken, undisturbed, fast

7. soundadjective

   Synonyms:
   heavy, lusty, forcible

8. soundadjective

   Synonyms:
   orthodox, of the true faith, not heretical

9. soundadjective

   Synonyms:
   soundly, profoundly

10. soundnoun

    Synonyms:
    strait, narrows

11. soundnoun

    Synonyms:
    air-bladder (of a fish)

12. soundnoun

    Synonyms:
    noise, report

13. soundverb

    Synonyms:
    resound, make a noise, give out a sound

14. soundverb

    Synonyms:
    appear by the sound

15. soundverb

    Synonyms:
    try the depth (of water), throw the lead

16. soundverb

    Synonyms:
    cause to sound

17. soundverb

    Synonyms:
    utter, express audibly

18. soundverb

    Synonyms:
    celebrate (by sounds)

19. soundverb

    Synonyms:
    measure, fathom, try the depth of

20. soundverb

    Synonyms:
    examine, test, try

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1. soundadjective

   Synonyms:
   whole, intact, perfect, flawless, unimpaired, healthy, logical, severe, hard, heavy, sane, rational, profound, undisturbed, unbroken, valid, legal, lawful, seaworthy, sensible, irrefutable, convincing

2. soundnoun

   Synonyms:
   strait, narrows, channel

3. soundnoun

   Synonyms:
   noise, report

   Associated words:
   acoustic, acoustics, acoustician, catacoustics, cataphonics, phonetic, phonetics, polycoustic, phonetism, phonology, polycoustics, diacoustics, diaphonics, phonic, soniferous, sonification, megaphone, sonorescence, diacritical, harmonics, phonation, polyphone, polyphonic, polyphonist, polyphony, monophonic, monophthong, homophone, homophonic, homophony, modulate, modulation

4. soundverb

   Synonyms:
   fathom, gauge, examine, try, test, probe, explore, proclaim, publish, herald, resound

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1. List of paraphrases for "sound":

   audio, rational, healthy, solid, good, noise, robust, strong, salim, acoustic, sensible, audible, proper, sounds, beep, selim, sonar, reasonable, reliable, acoustics, valid, øresund, able-bodied, sund, sonora, strait, correct, wise, voice, firm, seem, judicious, stable, aural, solids, sons, wholesome

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How to use sound in a sentence?

1. Anna Amimour:

   We tried to sound the alarm. We talked to people around us and tried to knock on doors, asking for help.

2. Sean Turnell:

   This is someone who is very Western-minded, very much attached to the rule of law, sound institutions, property rights and all that and she's calling the shots now, this brings stability that would be favorable exactly for that kind of investor who stayed on the sidelines until now.

3. Merle Haggard:

   As far as I’m concerned, he’s the only one out there. The rest of them sound like a bunch of (crap) to me. He comes out and does a great show.

4. President Barack Obama on Thursday:

   When you hear the inevitable critics of the deal sound off, ask them a simple question: Do you really think that this verifiable deal, if fully implemented, backed by the world's major powers, is a worse option than the risk of another war in the Middle East? is it worse than doing what we've done for almost two decades with Iran moving forward with its nuclear program and without robust inspections?

5. Frederic Gleach:

   I wanted to give the multisensory layer to it so it could be for all learners -- just in case like if somebody was visually impaired, they could still engage with an object with both touch and sound.