Super Glossary

Sound Adjective Synonyms
resound, reverberate, echo, resonate
The noises sound very close.

inlet, strait(s), fiord or fjord, bight, (sea) loch, bay, arm of the sea, cove, firth
The breeze freshened as we sailed across the Sound of Mull.

dive, plunge, submerge
The great whale sounded, almost taking the tiny boat down with it.

safe, secure, good, conservative, non-speculative, solid, riskless, profitable
Are you sure that utilities are a sound investment now.

Sound Noun Synonyms
tone, noise, din, cacophony, report
This piano has a tinny sound. We could hear the sound of laughter from below. I heard nothing over the sound of the crowd. Sounds of gunfire echoed in the valley.

ring, (be) activate(d), (be) set or touch(ed) off, signal
Anyone walking into the room sounds the alarm. The alarm sounds when the beam is broken.

ring, tone, impression, characteristic, quality, effect, aspect, look
I didn't like the sound of that remark.

hearing, range, earshot
Anyone within the sound of his voice could tell that he was angry.

seem, appear, look, strike one, give one the impression or feeling or sense (that), resemble, sound or seem or look like
It sounds as if you don't want to come to my party. That sounds like Russian to me.

Sound Verb Synonyms
healthy, hale (and hearty), fit (as a fiddle), robust, vigorous, blooming, rosy, ruddy
Old Tom is as sound as ever.

firm, solid, substantial, strong, sturdy, tough, rugged, durable, well-built, well-constructed, dependable
A business, like a building, must be built on sound foundations if it is to last.

undamaged, uninjured, whole, unmarred, in good condition or shape, intact, unimpaired, unscathed
When the vase was sold to you it was sound.

sane, balanced, normal, rational, wholesome, reasoning, reasonable, clear-headed, lucid, right-minded, responsible, practical, prudent, politic, wise, sensible, logical, common-sense, commonsensical, astute, far-sighted, perceptive, perspicacious, percipi
As Juvenal said, 'Mens sana in corpore sano,' or 'A sound mind in a sound body'. My old teacher gave me a lot of sound advice.

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