reverb
6 synonyms and 1 antonyms for reverb, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The effect of a sound bouncing off surfaces so that it lingers and blurs after the source has stopped, either natural in a room or added electronically.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
The effect of a sound bouncing off surfaces so that it lingers and blurs after the source has stopped, either natural in a room or added electronically.
“The vocal needs more reverb — it sounds too dry.”
Opposites
2. verb less common
To echo or resound.
“The bass reverbed through the empty hall.”
How to use reverb
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
Everyday in music, recording and live sound; reverberation is the fuller, more formal form used in acoustics and physics.
Etymology
A shortening of reverberation, from Latin reverberare 'to beat back', from re- 'back' plus verberare 'to lash'.
Full origin of reverb →Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between reverb and echo?
An echo is a distinct repeat of a sound that you hear as a separate event, like a shout coming back off a cliff. Reverb is thousands of reflections arriving so close together that they merge into a single smear of decaying sound. In production terms, discrete repeats are delay; the wash is reverb.
What does dry and wet mean with reverb?
Dry is the original signal with no effect on it; wet is the reverb-treated sound. Most reverb units have a dry/wet control that sets how much of each you hear in the final mix.