reverberation
3 synonyms and 1 antonym for reverberation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A strong shaking or vibrating movement.
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
A strong shaking or vibrating movement.
“The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy.”
2. noun
An echo, or several echoes overlapping one another.
“The reverberation that followed Marilyn's shout filled the cavern.”
Opposites
Etymology
Came into English from Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio; morphologically it is reverberate + -ion.
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