SOUNDING Synonyms

• (of sounds) repeating by reflection

• musically pleasing

• exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities

• suitable and fitting

• existing together in harmony

• suitable for or suggestive of singing

• expressing deep emotion

• containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody

• of or relating to melody

• characterized by or capable of producing music

• talented in or devoted to music

• characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music

• containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody

• a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing

• characterized by resonance

• serving to bring to mind

• recurring with measured regularity

• full and loud and deep

• having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune

• vigorous and animated

• of sounds that are strong and resonating

• of colors that are bright and striking

• the audible part of a transmitted signal

• an audible acoustic wave frequency

• a recording of acoustic signals

• the sound elements of television

• the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

• (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained

• a reply that repeats what has just been said

• a reflected television or radio or radar beam

• a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.

• an imitation or repetition

• to say again or imitate

• ring or echo with sound

• bring to mind

• producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect

• having legal efficacy or force

• a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth

• (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore

• come to understand

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

• functioning correctly and ready for action

• a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

• street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

• a usually brief attempt

• a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters

• change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

• follow a procedure or take a course

• move away from a place into another direction

• enter or assume a certain state or condition

• be awarded; be allotted

• have a particular form

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• follow a certain course

• be abolished or discarded

• be or continue to be in a certain condition

• make a certain noise or sound

• perform as expected when applied

• to be spent or finished

• progress by being changed

• continue to live and avoid dying

• pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

• be in the right place or situation

• be ranked or compare

• begin or set in motion

• have a turn; make one's move in a game

• be contained in

• be sounded, played, or expressed

• blend or harmonize

• lead, extend, or afford access

• be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired

• go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way

• be spent

• give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number

• stop operating or functioning

• having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

• morally admirable

• benefit

• moral excellence or admirableness

• that which is pleasing or valuable or useful

• a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes

• (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')

• completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')

• having the normally expected amount

• deserving of esteem and respect

• promoting or enhancing well-being

• agreeable or pleasing

• of moral excellence

• having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

• thorough

• with or in a close or intimate relationship

• financially safe

• most suitable or right for a particular purpose

• resulting favorably

• exerting force or influence

• capable of pleasing

• appealing to the mind

• in excellent physical condition

• tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health

• not forged

• not left to spoil

• generally admired

• having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease

• financially secure and functioning well

• promoting health; healthful

• exercising or showing good judgment

• large in amount or extent or degree

• of comparatively great physical weight or density

• unusually great in degree or quantity or number

• of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment

• marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness

• of great intensity or power or force

• (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight

• an actor who plays villainous roles

• a serious (or tragic) role in a play

• slowly as if burdened by much weight

• usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

• (used of soil) compact and fine-grained

• darkened by clouds

• (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain

• permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

• of relatively large extent and density

• made of fabric having considerable thickness

• prodigious

• full and loud and deep

• given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

• of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

• slow and laborious because of weight

• large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work

• dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal

• sharply inclined

• full of; bearing great weight

• requiring or showing effort

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

• lacking lightness or liveliness

• (of sleep) deep and complete

• in an advanced stage of pregnancy

• having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree

• possessing sound knowledge

• exercising or showing good judgment

• endowed with the capacity to reason