ECHO: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ECHO?

Need another word that means the same as “echo”? Find 67 synonyms and 30 related words for “echo” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Echo” are: replication, reverberation, sound reflection, reflection, ringing, repetition, repeat, reiteration, answer, duplicate, copy, replica, facsimile, reproduction, imitation, close likeness, mirror image, twin, double, clone, match, mate, fellow, counterpart, parallel, trace, vestige, remains, remnant, relic, survival, ghost, memory, evocation, recollection, remembrance, reminiscence, reminder, souvenir, sign, mark, indication, token, suggestion, hint, evidence, clue, allusion, intimation, resound, reverberate, ring, recall, resonate, reflect, pulsate, vibrate, be repeated, say again, restate, reiterate, imitate, parrot, parody, mimic

Echo as a Noun

Definitions of "Echo" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “echo” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained.
• The repetition in structure and content of one speaker's utterance by another.
• A nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained.
• A reflected television or radio or radar beam.
• A close parallel to an idea, feeling, or event.
• A characteristic that is suggestive of something else.
• A reflected radio or radar beam.
• A reply that repeats what has just been said.
• A close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.
• Used in names of newspapers.
• A sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.
• A code word representing the letter E, used in radio communication.
• The repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves.
• A person who slavishly repeats the words or opinions of another.
• An imitation or repetition.
• The deliberate introduction of reverberation into a sound recording.
• A play by a defender of a higher card in a suit followed by a lower one in a subsequent trick, used as a signal to request a further lead of that suit by their partner.

Synonyms of "Echo" as a noun (49 Words)

allusion	The practice of making allusions. The use of allusion.
answer	The principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff’s complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant’s plea of `guilty’ or `not guilty’ (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations. The answers were in the back of the book.
clone	A person who is almost identical to another. Guitarists who are labelled Hendrix clones.
close likeness	The concluding part of any performance.
clue	A word or words giving an indication as to what is to be inserted in a particular space in a crossword. A long pondered clue in a half completed crossword.
copy	Matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials. The clone was a copy of its ancestor.
counterpart	One of two copies of a legal document. The minister held talks with his French counterpart.
double	A double measure of spirits. He hit a double to deep centerfield.
duplicate	Something additional of the same kind. Locksmiths can make duplicates of most keys.
evidence	(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved. The evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling.
evocation	Stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors. The mutual evocation of responses through body language.
facsimile	Duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio. Facsimile editions.
fellow	A member of a learned society. One eye was blue but its fellow was brown.
ghost	An apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living, typically as a nebulous image. She gave the ghost of a smile.
hint	An indication of potential opportunity. He has given no hint of his views.
imitation	The doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations. An imitation sub machine gun.
indication	Something that serves to indicate or suggest. The presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics.
intimation	A slight suggestion or vague understanding. It took ten years from the intimation of a claim to the assessment of damages.
mark	A figure or letter representing the total number of marks awarded in an examination or competition and signifying a person s score. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain.
match	The score needed to win a match. He always carries matches to light his pipe.
mate	South American tea like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate. See you then mate.
memory	The area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes. A memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached.
mirror image	Polished surface that forms images by reflecting light.
parallel	An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator. She draws a parallel between personal destiny and social forces.
recollection	The ability to recall past occurrences. To the best of my recollection no one ever had a bad word to say about him.
reflection	A thing bringing discredit to someone or something. The pulse is a reflection of the heart s condition.
reiteration	The action of repeating something, typically for emphasis or clarity. A simple reiteration of the plots of classic episodes.
relic	An antiquity that has survived from the distant past. The supermodel has become an embarrassing relic from the early 1990s.
remains	A person’s body after death. Roman remains.
remembrance	A thing kept or given as a reminder or in commemoration of someone. I went through the papers and remembrances in his drawers.
reminder	An experience that causes you to remember something. Her mushroom omelette is a blissful reminder of Sunday suppers.
reminiscence	A mental impression retained and recalled from the past. His story made me smile in reminiscence.
remnant	A piece of cloth left when the greater part has been used or sold. The bogs are an endangered remnant of a primeval landscape.
repeat	A decorative pattern which is repeated uniformly over a surface. A repeat offender.
repetition	A thing repeated. The tune is full of melodic repetition and sequence.
replica	A duplicate of an original artistic work. A replica of the Empire State Building.
replication	The repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion. Scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication.
reproduction	The act of making copies. Gutenberg s reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient.
reverberation	A remote or indirect consequence of some action. The attack has had reverberations around the world.
ringing	The sound of a bell ringing E A Poe. The ringing of the telephone.
sign	A fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified. She gave him the thumbs up sign.
sound reflection	The subjective sensation of hearing something.
souvenir	A thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event. The recording provides a souvenir of a great production.
suggestion	An idea or belief accepted by a person as a result of suggestion. At my suggestion the museum held an exhibition of his work.
survival	An object or practice that has continued to exist from an earlier time. He was fighting for his political survival.
token	A badge or favour worn to indicate allegiance to a particular person or party. You should have a token that will stand you in good stead if ever you should fall foul of the prince s officers.
trace	The sum of the elements in the principal diagonal of a square matrix. There wasn t a trace of evidence for the claim.
twin	A twin bedded room. The hotel has 54 rooms of which 4 are twins.
vestige	An indication that something has been present. He waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy.

Usage Examples of "Echo" as a noun

• His contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau.
• The cheese has a sharp rich aftertaste with echoes of salty, earthy pastures.
• She could hear echoes of her own footsteps.
• The flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life.
• Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man.
• Clarendon, whom they reckoned the faithful echo of their master's intentions.
• His love for her found an echo in her own feelings.
• The walls threw back the echoes of his footsteps.
• The South Wales Echo.

Echo as a Verb

Definitions of "Echo" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “echo” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Call to mind.
• (of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.
• To say again or imitate.
• Ring or echo with sound.
• (of an object or event) be reminiscent of or have shared characteristics with.
• (of a defender) play a higher card followed by a lower one in the same suit, as a signal to request one's partner to lead that suit.
• Send a copy of (an input signal or character) back to its source or to a screen for display.
• Repeat (someone's words or opinions), typically to express agreement.
• (of a place) resound with or reflect back a sound.

Synonyms of "Echo" as a verb (18 Words)

be repeated	Be identical or equivalent to.
copy	Send a copy of a letter or an email to a third party. The command will copy a file from one disc to another.
imitate	Copy (a person’s speech or mannerisms), especially for comic effect. Synthetic fabrics can now imitate everything from silk to rubber.
mimic	Imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect. The drug ephedrine mimics noradrenaline.
parody	Make a parody of. His speciality was parodying schoolgirl fiction.
parrot	Repeat mindlessly. Encouraging students to parrot back information.
pulsate	Produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses. The city pulsated with music and excitement.
recall	Recall knowledge from memory have a recollection. He recalled how he felt at the time.
reflect	Reflect deeply on a subject. Charles reflected that maybe there was hope for the family after all.
reiterate	Say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity. He reiterated the points made in his earlier speech.
repeat	Repeat an earlier theme of a composition. The first team in nineteen years to repeat as NBA champions.
resonate	Be received or understood. The crystal resonates at 16 MHz.
resound	(of a place) be filled or echo with a sound or sounds. Another scream resounded through the school.
restate	To say, state, or perform again. He restated his opposition to abortion.
reverberate	Ring or echo with sound. Her deep booming laugh reverberated around the room.
ring	Attach a ring to the foot of in order to identify. The courthouse was ringed with police.
say again	Express in words.
vibrate	Quiver with (a quality or emotion. The bumblebee vibrated its wings for a few seconds.

Usage Examples of "Echo" as a verb

• These criticisms are echoed in a number of other studies.
• A blue suit that echoed the colour of her eyes.
• ‘A trip?’ she echoed.
• The house echoed with shouts.
• Their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks.
• Followers echoing the cries of their leaders.
• His words echoed John F. Kennedy.
• For security reasons, the password will not be echoed to the screen.

Associations of "Echo" (30 Words)

audible	Heard or perceptible by the ear. He saw two safeties sneaking up and called an audible.
auditory	Relating to the sense of hearing. Auditory processing.
deaf	Make or render deaf. Deaf to her warnings.
ditto	The same thing again used in lists and accounts and often indicated by a ditto mark under the word or figure to be repeated. If one folds his arms so does the other if one crosses his legs ditto.
earshot	The range or distance over which one can hear or be heard. The children were told to stay within earshot.
hearing	The act of hearing attentively. I think I had a fair hearing.
iterate	Make repeated use of a mathematical or computational procedure, applying it each time to the result of the previous application; perform iteration. The function iterates.
listening	The act of hearing attentively. You can learn a lot by just listening.
mimic	An animal or plant that mimics another. They were waging mimic war.
noise	Emit a noise. All the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn t have anything to say.
pummel	Criticize severely. The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators.
recapitulate	Repeat (an evolutionary or other process) during development and growth. Let s recapitulate the main ideas.
reflect	Reflect deeply on a subject. Sound is reflected well in this auditorium.
reiterate	To say, state, or perform again. He reiterated the points made in his earlier speech.
repeat	Repeat an earlier theme of a composition. A repeat offender.
repeatedly	Several time. They have been warned repeatedly with no effect.
replicate	(of genetic material or a living organism) reproduce or give rise to a copy of itself. He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick.
reprise	Repeat an earlier theme of a composition. A stale reprise of past polemic.
resonance	The quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating. The resonance of his voice.
resonate	Be received or understood. The sound resonates well in this theater.
resound	(of a sound, voice, etc.) fill or echo throughout a place. The office resounds with the metronomic clicking of keyboards.
restate	State (something) again or differently, especially more clearly or convincingly. He restated his opposition to abortion.
reverberate	(of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo. The hall reverberated with laughter.
reverberation	The repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves. Reverberations of the market crash were felt years later.
ring	Ring or echo with sound. I put a numbered ring on each bird s leg.
sonar	An apparatus used in sonar. We reduced the sensitivity of our scanning sonars.
sonic	Relating to audible sound. A sonic wave.
speaking	Capable of or involving speech or speaking. An English speaking guide.
squeaking	Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge.
warn	Advise or counsel in terms of someone’s behavior. The old man warned the children off his property.