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| Main Entry: | sound |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something heard or audible |
| Synonyms: | accent, din, harmony, intonation, melody, modulation, music, noise, note, pitch, racket, report, resonance, reverberation, softness, static, tenor, tone, vibration, voice, loudness, ringing, sonance, sonancy, sonority, sonorousness, tonality |
| Antonyms: | silence |
| Main Entry: | sound |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complete, healthy |
| Synonyms: | effectual, entire, firm, fit, flawless, hale, hearty, intact, perfect, right, robust, safe, sane, solid, stable, sturdy, substantial, thorough, total, unblemished, undamaged, unhurt, unimpaired, vibrant, vigorous, vital, well, whole, wholesome, alive and kicking, in the pink, right as rain, undecayed, uninjured, up to snuff, well-constructed, wrapped tight |
| Antonyms: | incomplete, infirm, unfit, unhealthy, unsound |
| Main Entry: | sound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | produce noise |
| Synonyms: | babble, bang, bark, blare, blow, boom, burst, buzz, cackle, chatter, clack, clang, clank, clap, clatter, clink, crash, creak, detonate, echo, emit, explode, hum, jabber, jangle, jar, moan, murmur, patter, play, rattle, reflect, resonate, resound, reverberate, ring, roar, rumble, shout, shriek, shrill, sing, slam, smash, snort, squawk, thud, thump, thunder, toot, trumpet, vibrate, whine, whisper |
| Antonyms: | quiet |
| Main Entry: | sound |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | logical, reasonable |
| Synonyms: | accurate, advisable, cogent, consequent, convincing, cool*, correct, deep, exact, fair, faultless, flawless, impeccable, intellectual, judicious, just, levelheaded, orthodox, precise, profound, proper, prudent, rational, reliable, responsible, right, satisfactory, satisfying, sensible, sober, solid, telling, thoughtful, together*, true, trustworthy, valid, well-advised, well-founded, well-grounded, wise, all there, commonsensical, got it together, right-minded, right-thinking |
| Antonyms: | illogical, unbelievable, unfathomable, unreasonable, unsound |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give the impression |
| Synonyms: | appear, look, seem, appear to be, strike as being |
| Main Entry: | sound |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accepted, established |
| Synonyms: | authoritative, canonical, dependable, fair, faithful, fly*, go*, kosher*, legal, loyal, orthodox, proper, received, recognized, reliable, reputable, safe, sanctioned, secure, significant, solid, solvent, stable, tried-and-true*, true, valid, washing, all there, hanging together, holding together, holding up, holding up in wash, holding water, legit, proven, standing up |
| Antonyms: | refused, rejected, distrusted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | sound |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
deaf, faint, loud, acoustic, altitonant, amphorous, anechoic, assonant, audible, audio, auditory, aural, auricular, borborygmic, buccinal, cacuminal, closed, distinct, dumb, foudroyant, glad, inaudible, isacoustic, monophonic, mum, mute, noisy, non, quadraphonic, quiet, rataplan, raucous, reel, rooped, roupy, singultous, soft, sonant, sonic, soniferous, sonorific, sonorous, sounding, soundproof, stereophonic, stertorous, still, stone, supersonic, throaty, tone
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| Synonyms: |
-nouns
-verbs
produce sound; sound, make a noise; give out sound, emit sound; resound [more].
-adjectives
sounding; soniferous; sonorous, sonorific; resonant, audible, distinct; stertorous; phonetic; phonic, phonocamptic.
-phrases
"a thousand trills and quivering sounds" [Addison]; forensis strepitus.
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| Antonyms: | silence |
| Main Entry: | acoustics |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sound quality |
| Synonyms: | echo, noise, sound, sound properties, sound transmission |
| Main Entry: | advisable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recommended, wise |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, apt, commendable, desirable, expedient, fit, fitting, judicious, politic, prudent, seemly, sensible, sound, suggested, suitable, tactical |
| Antonyms: | improper, imprudent, inadvisable, inappropriate, injudicious, unwise, uncorrect |
| Main Entry: | analytic/analytical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | examining and determining |
| Synonyms: | cogent, conclusive, detailed, diagnostic, discrete, explanatory, expository, inquiring, inquisitive, judicious, logical, organized, penetrating, perceptive, perspicuous, precise, questioning, rational, reasonable, scientific, searching, solid, sound, studious, subtle, systematic, testing, thorough, valid, well-grounded, dissecting, interpretive, investigative, problem-solving, ratiocinative |
| Main Entry: | canonical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accepted, recognized |
| Synonyms: | approved, authoritative, authorized, lawful, legal, official, orthodox, received, sanctioned, sound, statutory |
| Antonyms: | unacceptable, unauthorized, unorthodox, uncanonical, unrecognized, unsanctioned |
| Main Entry: | chime |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ring, peal |
| Synonyms: | bell, boom, clang, jingle, knell, sound, strike, tinkle, toll, bong, dong, tintinnabulate |
| Main Entry: | chirp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | peep, cheep |
| Synonyms: | call, chip, chipper, lilt, pipe, quaver, roll, sing, sound, trill, tweet, twitter, warble, chirrup, purl, tweedle |
| Main Entry: | clink |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | bang against, ring |
| Synonyms: | chink, clang, jangle, jingle, sound, tingle, tinkle |
| Main Entry: | cogent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective |
| Synonyms: | apposite, apt, compelling, conclusive, consequential, convincing, fitting, forceful, forcible, influential, irresistible, meaningful, momentous, persuasive, pertinent, potent, powerful, relevant, satisfactory, satisfying, significant, solid, sound, strong, telling, urgent, valid, weighty, well-grounded, convictive, inducing, justified, puissant, suasive |
| Antonyms: | impotent, ineffective, invalid, weak |
| Main Entry: | coherent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understandable |
| Synonyms: | articulate, comprehensible, consistent, intelligible, logical, lucid, meaningful, orderly, organized, rational, sound, systematic, identified, reasoned |
| Antonyms: | disorganized, incomprehensible, irrational, unintelligible, not understandable, unrational, unsystematic |
| Main Entry: | common-sense |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reasonable |
| Synonyms: | astute, cool, down-to-earth, judicious, levelheaded, matter-of-fact, practical, rational, realistic, sane, sensible, shrewd, sound, commonsensical, hard-headed |
| Antonyms: | foolish, impractical, insane, unreasonable, unsound, unsensible |
| Main Entry: | consequent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | resultant |
| Synonyms: | consistent, ensuing, following, indirect, intelligent, logical, rational, reasonable, sensible, sequential, sound, subsequent, successive, understandable, inferable, resulting |
| Antonyms: | beginning, originating, preparatory, starting, causal, commencing |
| Main Entry: | convincing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | persuasive |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, authentic, cogent, conclusive, credible, dependable, faithful, hopeful, impressive, incontrovertible, likely, moving, plausible, possible, powerful, presumable, probable, rational, reasonable, reliable, satisfactory, satisfying, solid, sound, telling, trustworthy, trusty, valid, believeable, swaying |
| Antonyms: | doubtful, dubious, implausible, improbable, incredible, unconvincing, unlikely, unpersuasive |
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