Antonyms for echoed


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ek-oh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛk oʊ


Definition of echoed

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Latin echo, from Greek echo, personified as a mountain nymph, from or related to ekhe "sound," ekhein "to resound," from PIE root *swagh- "to resound" (cf. Sanskrit vagnuh "sound," Latin vagire "to cry," Old English swogan "to resound"). Related: Echoes.
  • verb repeat, copy
Example sentences :
  • They were acceptable to me, because they echoed my own mind, and confirmed my own knowledge.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • I echoed, wishing to rebuke this violence of epithet, but she would have none of me.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "Yes, I guess it will," echoed Tubby, in a way that was hardly cheerful.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson
  • He obeyed, thinking that the mother's love for this dark place was echoed by the child.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • It was that night Tony's extempore prayer was echoed so earnestly by his aunt.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • Hermione could not help laughing, and Artois echoed her laugh.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • The hardness of the Marchesino's voice was echoed now in the voice of Artois.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Each word that he had spoken to them echoed loudly in his ear.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • "So could I," echoed his father, who was feeling rather in the cold.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • He sighed, heavily, and his sigh was echoed from the back seat of the carryall.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for echoed

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