beeps

Short alert tones

Beeps is the plural of beep—short, high-pitched electronic sounds.

Devices beep to signal alerts, errors, or completed tasks: The microwave beeps when your food is ready.

A series of beeps may indicate a malfunction or require attention.

As a verb form, beeps describes what machines or vehicles do: The car beeps if you don't buckle your seatbelt.

alert

alarm

Urgent warning signal

timer · wake-up · caution · attention · urgency · pager · monitor · sensor · detector · backup

sound

chirp

Short, high avian sound

  • bleepElectronic censoring tone
  • pipFruit seed or dot
  • toneQuality of sound

ding · buzz · chime · electronic · short · high-pitched · staccato · repetitive · soft · loud

signal

code

Symbolic communication system

radar · sonar · radio · frequency · pulse · tone · pattern · sequence · broadcast · receiver

device

horn

Pointed animal headgear

forklift · scanner · barcode · checkout · register · keypad · button · phone · watch · thermometer

Categories
Opposites
sound complexity/musicality

beepsmelodies

Sequences of musical notes

chimes · symphonies · music · harmonies · songs

sound duration/continuity

beepsdrones

Unmanned aerial vehicles

hums · white noise · rumbles · roars

presence of sound

beepssilence

Total lack of sound

quiet · stillness · hush · muteness

Phrases
Family

beep, beeping, beeped, beeper, beepers

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G