resonating
Striking a chord
Resonating describes something that produces or prolongs sound through vibration, or more commonly, something that evokes a strong response or connection.
A speech resonates with an audience when it strikes a chord: Her message about justice is really resonating with voters.
In its physical sense, a tuning fork resonates at a specific frequency.
The figurative use dominates contemporary speech—ideas, experiences, or art resonate when they feel meaningful or personally relevant.
Echo repeatedly, persist
sustain · linger · prolong · bounce · reflect · ring out · chamber · hall
Traveling pressure disturbance
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- harmonicsFrequencies above the fundamental
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- timbreSound's distinctive character
overtones · pitch · tone · sonic · auditory · vibration · decibel · acoustics
Establishing a link
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
- movingEmotionally affecting
- meaningfulHaving purpose or significance
- impactfulHaving significant effect
compelling · profound · stirring · evocative · powerful · heartfelt · poignant · affecting
Concern for others' distress
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- connectionA joining or relation
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
rapport · sensitivity · solidarity · harmony · relating · identifying · shared experience · common ground
Persisting through time
- lastingContinuing through time
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
memorable · significant · universal · transcendent · cross-cultural · collective · zeitgeist · legacy
reverberate
Echo repeatedly, persist
carry · sustain · linger · prolong · bounce · reflect · ring out · chamber · hall · canyon
soundwave
Traveling pressure disturbance
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- harmonicsFrequencies above the fundamental
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
timbre · overtones · pitch · tone · sonic · auditory · vibration · decibel · acoustics · reverberation
connecting
Establishing a link
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
- movingEmotionally affecting
- meaningfulHaving purpose or significance
impactful · compelling · profound · stirring · evocative · powerful · heartfelt · poignant · affecting · reaching
compassion
Concern for others' distress
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- connectionA joining or relation
affinity · rapport · sensitivity · solidarity · harmony · relating · identifying · shared experience · common ground · mutual understanding
enduring
Persisting through time
- lastingContinuing through time
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- influentialHaving considerable effect
iconic · memorable · significant · universal · transcendent · cross-cultural · collective · zeitgeist · legacy · relevance
- soundssound, beeps, listen, sounds, hear
- amplifyingboosting, magnifying, intensifying, heightening, strengthening
- Relatinglinking, connecting, pertaining, associating, correlating
- bell soundsringing, chime, chiming, tolling, pealing
resonatingflat
Lacking vertical variation
dull · muffled · nonresonant · dead · dampened
resonatingfalling flat
Failing to resonate
meaningless · hollow · missing the mark · empty · unmoving
resonant, resonance, resonate, dissonant, dissonance, resonates, resonated, resonator, resonances