reverberate

11 synonyms for reverberate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Verb — To make a sound bounce off surfaces again and again, producing an echo.

Synonyms

Everyday swaps

Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.

reflect spring bound ring

Less common

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

bounce echo rebound

Rare, literary or technical

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

ricochet resound recoil resile

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reverberātus, perfect passive participle of reverberō (“to rebound; to reflect; to repel”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), whence Middle French reverberer (French réverbérer) and Middle English reverberen (“to send back”)), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’) and verberō (“to beat; to lash, whip”) (...

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