sound
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Synonyms for sound
idea
Synonyms
- idea
- prospect
- impression
- implication(s)
- drift
earshot
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seem
Synonyms
- seem
- seem to be
- appear to be
- give the impression of being
- strike you as being
- give every indication of being
fit
safe
sensible
deep
sound someone out
sound something out
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- investigate
- research
- examine
- probe
- look into
- test the water
- put out feelers to
- see how the land lies
- carry out an investigation of
Synonyms for sound
the sensation caused by vibrating wave motion that is perceived by the organs of hearing
in excellent condition
not easily moved or shaken
based on good judgment, reasoning, or evidence
capable of being depended upon
possessing, proceeding from, or exhibiting good judgment and prudence
Synonyms for sound
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
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the subjective sensation of hearing something
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
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the sudden occurrence of an audible event
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- happening
- natural event
- occurrence
- occurrent
- bong
- beat
- beep
- bleep
- bell
- toll
- bombilation
- bombination
- buzz
- click
- clink
- chink
- chirp
- chirrup
- chorus
- click-clack
- clip-clop
- clippety-clop
- clop
- clopping
- clumping
- clunking
- cry
- ding
- drip
- dripping
- drum
- footfall
- footstep
- step
- gargle
- gurgle
- jangle
- jingle
- knock
- knocking
- murmur
- murmuration
- murmuring
- mussitation
- mutter
- muttering
- noise
- drum roll
- paradiddle
- roll
- pat
- tap
- rap
- patter
- peal
- pealing
- rolling
- ping
- plunk
- popping
- pop
- purr
- quack
- quaver
- ringing
- tintinnabulation
- ring
- drumbeat
- rataplan
- rub-a-dub
- sigh
- skirl
- song
- strum
- susurration
- susurrus
- swish
- tapping
- throbbing
- clunk
- thud
- thump
- thumping
- clump
- thrum
- thunk
- tick
- ticking
- ting
- tinkle
- toot
- tootle
- trample
- trampling
- twang
- vibrato
- voice
- vroom
- whack
- whir
- whirr
- whirring
- birr
- whistle
- whistling
- whiz
- zing
- zizz
the audible part of a transmitted signal
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(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
a large ocean inlet or deep bay
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make a certain noise or sound
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- snarl
- sing
- whistle
- cause to be perceived
- blow
- ting
- make noise
- noise
- resound
- splat
- twang
- clang
- clangor
- clank
- clangour
- boom out
- boom
- drum
- thrum
- beat
- rattle
- ticktack
- ticktock
- tick
- resonate
- vibrate
- crash
- tweet
- twirp
- skirl
- gurgle
- glug
- whish
- guggle
- ping
- pink
- knock
- trump
- squelch
- chug
- ring
- peal
- bombilate
- bombinate
- buzz
- chime
- rustle
- crack
- snap
- beep
- claxon
- honk
- toot
- blare
- reverberate
- echo
- thud
- thump
- clop
- clump
- clunk
- plunk
- patter
- pitter-patter
- rap
- tap
- click
- chatter
- pop
- chink
- tink
- tinkle
- clink
- slosh
- slush
- splosh
- splash
- hum
- bleep
- rumble
- grumble
- din
- bang
- burble
- ripple
- bubble
- babble
- swish
- swoosh
- swosh
- lap
- drone
- birr
- purr
- whir
- whirr
- whiz
- whizz
- roll