reverberated

Bounced back soundwise

Reverberated is the past tense of reverberate, meaning to echo or resound repeatedly.

Sound reverberates when it bounces off surfaces: The thunder reverberated through the valley.

The word extends to effects that spread outward: The scandal reverberated across the industry.

Her words reverberated in his mind for days.

acoustic

echo

Reflected sound wave

frequency · decibel · timbre · harmonics · pitch · tone · sonic · loudness · waveform · amplitude

resound

boom

Loud deep sound

peal · roar · crash · clang · blast · din · clamor · toll · knell · thrum

linger

echo

Reflected sound wave

continue · last · sustain · carry · resonate · ripple · aftermath · memory · impression · impact

metaphor

repercussion

Indirect result of action

shockwave · aftermath · influence · effect · tremor · ramification · implication · resonance · fallout · recoil

amplify

intensify

Increase in degree

deepen · enhance · escalate · swell · boost · increase · amplification · reinforce · compound · multiply

Opposites
sound persistence

reverberatedabsorbed

Took in fully

muffled · dampened · silenced · deadened · hushed

impact and resonance

reverberatedfell flat

Failed to impress

fizzled · dissipated · petered out · left no trace · vanished

Family

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