ECHOED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

echoed

verb

past tense of echo

as in sounded

to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves my calls for help echoed off the walls of the abandoned mine shaft

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as in repeated

to say after another the little brats sassed the babysitter by echoing in a singsong voice everything she said

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Recent Examples of echoed After learning he was being let go by the Chiefs, Elam took to social media and echoed what Reid has said about players who wouldn’t make KC’s 53-man roster. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 Braden Fiske, a third-year pro whose playing time also could be affected if Donald returns, echoed Turner. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Joe’s Sangeet outfit was tailored and hand-stitched by Lotus Bloom, and featured hot pink, black, and white beadwork that echoed the palette on Ramya’s lehenga. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026 With its episodic structure, the it-narrative echoed the form of picaresque novels such as The History of Tom Jones (1749) and popular adventure fiction such as Robinson Crusoe (1719). — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026 Matt Martin, 47th, who voted against Barclay’s appointment last month, echoed that sentiment. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Board member Jeremy Katz echoed the concerns and said the town could consider making one of the Sunridge Place streets one-way. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026 Jim Wunderman, head of public affairs for California Forever, echoed Newsom’s frustrations. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 That ambiguity is echoed in Banks’ score, which takes on the tone of a lament and a celebration, frustration and hope, struggle and liberation, the quest for transcendence in the face of the challenges posed by daunting inequities. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoed

Verb

The slow chimes of Big Ben sounded, and then the newsreader’s solemn voice with the headlines.

— Helen Simpson, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
At times, when pressed to consider the consequences of his work, Elwood sounded deeply uncomfortable.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of sounded

Verb

Angus Young has repeated in interviews over the years that all this imagery and lyrical content about hell and the devil was pure tongue-in-cheek theatrics and nothing more.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The range has been repeated across the Nigerian business press for four months with a confidence its authors never claimed for it.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of repeated

Verb

Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.

— Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
According to the arrest report, detectives then found surveillance video showing the outside of the victim’s home moments before the two kidnappers rang the doorbell.

— KFOX Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024

Definition of rang

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Ukraine conducted a one-off experimental test of fully autonomous drones two years ago that killed Russian soldiers, according to an official quoted in New Scientist magazine.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
In the days following Parton's death, Phillips has emerged as something of a leading Dolly scholar, quoted in publications like the Washington Post and the BBC.

— Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of quoted

Verb

One particular show about the Vietnam War resonated with Bell, then a young college student.

— Tran Chau, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
The series resonated with people around the world, and Johnson went on to talk about her experience on television shows, in interviews, and more.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of resonated

Verb

As curators unraveled the truth behind the images, the album soon made headlines and ignited a debate that reverberated far beyond the museum walls.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
The violent beating of his heart reverberated in his head— seemed to shake his brain to pieces.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of reverberated

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