Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sound
4 of 7 senses of sound
Sense 2
sound, go
=> snarl
=> whistle, sing
=> blow
=> ting
=> make noise, resound, noise
=> splat
=> twang
=> clang, clangor
=> clank
=> clangor, clangour
=> boom, boom out
=> drum, beat thrum
=> rattle
=> tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat
=> resonate
=> tweet, twirp
=> skirl
=> gurgle
=> glug
=> blow
=> whish
=> guggle
=> ping
=> ping, knock
=> trump
=> squelch
=> chug
=> ring, peal
=> buzz, bombinate, bombilate
=> chime
=> rustle
=> snap, crack
=> crack
=> honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot
=> whistle
=> resound, echo, ring, reverberate
=> thud, thump
=> crump, thud, crunch, scrunch
=> clop, clump, clunk, plunk
=> patter, pitter-patter
=> tap, rap, knock, pink
=> click tick
=> chatter, click
=> pop
=> tinkle, tink, clink, chink
=> splash, splosh, slosh, slush
=> hum, thrum
=> bleep
=> rumble, grumble
=> boom, din
=> bang
=> ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
=> lap, swish, swosh
=> drone
=> whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr
=> roll
Sense 3
sound
=> cackel
=> play
=> dissonate
=> pierce
=> speak
Sense 5
voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
=> chirk
=> quaver, waver
Sense 6
sound
=> play
=> blow
=> twang
=> gong
=> ting
=> strum, thrum
=> ring, knell
=> clink
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sound
4 of 7 senses of sound
Sense 2
sound, go
=> snarl
=> whistle, sing
=> blow
=> ting
=> make noise, resound, noise
=> sizzle
=> roar, howl
=> vroom
=> yawp, bawl
=> thunder
=> purl
=> honk, claxon
=> hum
=> crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle
=> squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak
=> racket
=> clatter, clack, brattle
=> stridulate, clitter
=> drown out
=> jingle, jinglejangle, jangle
=> scream
=> backfire
=> ring out
=> blast, blare
=> splat
=> twang
=> clang, clangor
=> clank
=> clangor, clangour
=> boom, boom out
=> drum, beat thrum
=> rattle
=> ruckle
=> crepitate, crackle
=> tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat
=> resonate
=> purr, make vibrant sounds
=> tweet, twirp
=> skirl
=> gurgle
=> glug
=> blow
=> whish
=> guggle
=> ping
=> ping, knock
=> trump
=> squelch
=> chug
=> ring, peal
=> ding, dong, dingdong
=> tintinnabulate
=> toll, peal
=> knell
=> buzz, bombinate, bombilate
=> chime
=> rustle
=> snap, crack
=> crack
=> honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot
=> tootle
=> whistle
=> resound, echo, ring, reverberate
=> reverberate, consonate
=> reecho
=> reecho
=> bong
=> thud, thump
=> crump, thud, crunch, scrunch
=> clop, clump, clunk, plunk
=> patter, pitter-patter
=> tap, rap, knock, pink
=> click tick
=> chatter, click
=> pop
=> sputter
=> tinkle, tink, clink, chink
=> splash, splosh, slosh, slush
=> hum, thrum
=> bleep
=> rumble, grumble
=> boom, din
=> bang
=> ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
=> lap, swish, swosh
=> drone
=> whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr
=> roll
Sense 3
sound
=> cackel
=> play
=> dissonate
=> pierce
=> speak
Sense 5
voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
=> chirk
=> quaver, waver
Sense 6
sound
=> play
=> skirl
=> beat
=> tweedle
=> chord
=> pipe
=> drum
=> harp
=> fiddle
=> trumpet
=> clarion
=> blow
=> twang
=> gong
=> ting
=> strum, thrum
=> ring, knell
=> toll
=> clink
Entailment of verb sound
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sound
7 senses of sound
Sense 1
sound
=> look appear, seem
Sense 2
sound, go
=> cause to be perceived
Sense 3
sound
Sense 4
sound
=> announce, denote
Sense 5
voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
=> pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out enunciate, say
Sense 6
sound
Also See-> sound off#2
Sense 7
fathom, sound
=> quantify, measure
Familiarity of verb sound
sound used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 7)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sound
Sense 1
sound
=> look appear, seem
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Sense 2
sound, go
=> cause to be perceived
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Sense 3
sound
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Sense 4
sound
=> announce, denote
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Sense 5
voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
=> pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out enunciate, say
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Sense 6
sound
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Sense 7
fathom, sound
=> quantify, measure
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Grep of noun sound
high fidelity sound system
instantaneous sound pressure
long island sound
plosive speech sound
puget sound
sound
sound alphabet
sound barrier
sound bite
sound bow
sound camera
sound effect
sound film
sound hole
sound judgement
sound judgment
sound law
sound perception
sound pollution
sound pressure
sound pressure level
sound property
sound ranging
sound recording
sound reflection
sound reproduction
sound spectrograph
sound spectrum
sound structure
sound system
sound truck
sound unit
sound wave
soundboard
soundbox
sounder
sounding
sounding board
sounding lead
sounding line
sounding rocket
soundlessness
soundman
soundness
soundtrack
speech sound
ultrasound
voiced sound
vowel sound
Overview of noun sound
The noun sound has 8 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (36) sound -- (the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music")
2. (16) sound, auditory sensation -- (the subjective sensation of hearing something "he strained to hear the faint sounds")
3. (13) sound -- (mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them")
4. (11) sound -- (the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them")
5. (6) audio, sound -- (the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials")
6. (1) phone, speech sound, sound -- ((linguistics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language)
7. sound -- (a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast")
8. channel, sound -- (a relatively narrow body of water linking two larger bodies; "the ship went aground in the channel")
Overview of verb sound
The verb sound has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (39) sound -- (appear in a certain way "This sounds interesting")
2. (14) sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")
3. (9) sound -- (give off a certain sound or sounds: "This record sounds scratchy")
4. (1) sound -- (announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm")
5. (1) voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise -- (utter with vibrating vocal chords)
6. sound -- (cause to sound; "sound the bell")
7. fathom, sound -- (measure depths with a sounding line as of a body of water)
Overview of adj sound
The adj sound has 10 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (8) sound -- (financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy")
2. (3) healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, sound -- (exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem";"sound advice"; "no reasonable explanation for his decision")
3. (1) sound -- (in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation")
4. (1) talking, sound -- ((of film) having spoken dialogue; "early talking pictures were known as `talkies'")
5. (1) good, sound -- (in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body")
6. reasoned, sound, well-grounded -- (reflects weight of sound argument or evidence; "a sound argument")
7. legal, sound -- (having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property")
8. sound -- (free from moral defect; "a man of sound character")
9. heavy, profound, sound, wakeless -- ((of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep")
10. sound -- (thorough; "a sound thrashing")
Overview of adv sound
The adv sound has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) soundly, sound -- (deeply or completely; "slept soundly through the storm"; "is sound asleep")
Antonyms of adj sound
10 senses of sound
Sense 1
sound (vs. unsound)
unsound (vs. sound)
=> bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative
=> long
=> wildcat
Sense 2
healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, sound
INDIRECT (VIA reasonable) -> unreasonable
Sense 3
sound (vs. unsound)
unsound (vs. sound)
=> corroded
=> decayed, rotten, rotted
Sense 4
talking (vs. silent), sound(postnominal)
Sense 5
good, sound
INDIRECT (VIA healthy) -> unhealthy
Sense 6
reasoned, sound, well-grounded
INDIRECT (VIA valid) -> invalid
Sense 7
legal, sound
INDIRECT (VIA valid) -> invalid
Sense 8
sound
INDIRECT (VIA righteous) -> unrighteous
Sense 9
heavy, profound, sound, wakeless
INDIRECT (VIA deep) -> shallow
Sense 10
sound
INDIRECT (VIA complete) -> incomplete, uncomplete
INDIRECT (VIA complete, complete) -> incomplete
Similarity of adj sound
10 senses of sound
Sense 1
sound (vs. unsound)
=> dependable, good, safe, secure
=> healthy
=> stable
Also See-> fit#3, healthy#4; healthy#1; unbroken#5; undamaged#1; uninjured#1; wholesome#1
Sense 2
healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, sound
=> reasonable (vs. unreasonable), sensible
Sense 3
sound (vs. unsound)
=> solid, strong, substantial
Sense 4
talking (vs. silent), sound(postnominal)
Sense 5
good, sound
=> healthy (vs. unhealthy)
Sense 6
reasoned, sound, well-grounded
=> valid (vs. invalid)
Sense 7
legal, sound
=> valid (vs. invalid)
Sense 8
sound
=> righteous (vs. unrighteous)
Sense 9
heavy, profound, sound, wakeless
=> deep (vs. shallow)
Sense 10
sound
=> complete (vs. incomplete) (vs. incomplete)
Attributes of adj sound
Familiarity of adj sound
sound used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 10)
Grep of adj sound
of sound mind
safe and sound
sound
sound asleep
soundable
sounded
sounding
soundless
soundproof
unsound
Overview of noun sound
The noun sound has 8 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (36) sound -- (the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music")
2. (16) sound, auditory sensation -- (the subjective sensation of hearing something "he strained to hear the faint sounds")
3. (13) sound -- (mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them")
4. (11) sound -- (the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them")
5. (6) audio, sound -- (the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials")
6. (1) phone, speech sound, sound -- ((linguistics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language)
7. sound -- (a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast")
8. channel, sound -- (a relatively narrow body of water linking two larger bodies; "the ship went aground in the channel")
Overview of verb sound
The verb sound has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (39) sound -- (appear in a certain way "This sounds interesting")
2. (14) sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")
3. (9) sound -- (give off a certain sound or sounds: "This record sounds scratchy")
4. (1) sound -- (announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm")
5. (1) voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise -- (utter with vibrating vocal chords)
6. sound -- (cause to sound; "sound the bell")
7. fathom, sound -- (measure depths with a sounding line as of a body of water)
Overview of adj sound
The adj sound has 10 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (8) sound -- (financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy")
2. (3) healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, sound -- (exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem";"sound advice"; "no reasonable explanation for his decision")
3. (1) sound -- (in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation")
4. (1) talking, sound -- ((of film) having spoken dialogue; "early talking pictures were known as `talkies'")
5. (1) good, sound -- (in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body")
6. reasoned, sound, well-grounded -- (reflects weight of sound argument or evidence; "a sound argument")
7. legal, sound -- (having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property")
8. sound -- (free from moral defect; "a man of sound character")
9. heavy, profound, sound, wakeless -- ((of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep")
10. sound -- (thorough; "a sound thrashing")
Overview of adv sound
The adv sound has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) soundly, sound -- (deeply or completely; "slept soundly through the storm"; "is sound asleep")
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