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

Need another word that means the same as “vibration”? Find 62 synonyms and 30 related words for “vibration” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Vibration” are: palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, trembling, oscillation, vibe, shake, shaking movement, quaver, quavering, quake, quaking, tremble, tremor, judder, shiver, shivering, shudder, shuddering, reverberation, resonance, throbbing, throb, pulsation, pulsing, rumbling, rumble, beating, beat, drumming, drum, thumping, thump, thrum, pounding, pound, ambience, aura, climate, air, mood, feel, feeling, character, tone, overtone, undertone, tenor, spirit, quality, aspect, element, undercurrent, flavour, colour, colouring, look, impression, suggestion, emanation

Vibration as a Noun

Definitions of "Vibration" as a noun

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

• A person's emotional state, the atmosphere of a place, or the associations of an object, as communicated to and felt by others.
• (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean.
• A distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively.
• A shaky motion.
• An oscillation of the parts of a fluid or an elastic solid whose equilibrium has been disturbed or of an electromagnetic wave.
• An instance of vibrating.
• A regular periodic variation in value about a mean.
• The act of vibrating.

Synonyms of "Vibration" as a noun (62 Words)

air	Air regarded as necessary for breathing. She was humming an air from Beethoven.
ambience	The atmosphere of an environment. The relaxed ambience of the cocktail lounge is popular with guests.
aspect	The beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb. The semantics of tense and aspect.
aura	A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing. Muddy colours in the aura indicate negative emotions.
beat	A member of the beat generation a nonconformist in dress and behavior. The music changed to a funky disco beat.
beating	The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows. Torture methods included beating.
character	A characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something. The island is full of character.
climate	A region with a particular climate. Agricultural development is constrained by climate.
colour	An item or items of a particular colour worn to identify or distinguish an individual or a member of a group in particular a jockey or a member of a sports team. Discrimination on the basis of colour.
colouring	A digestible substance used to give color to food. Paint the eggs using edible food colourings.
drum	A drum kit. He could hear the drums before he heard the fifes.
drumming	Small to medium sized bottom dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise. He took up drumming in his teens.
element	Each of more than one hundred substances that cannot be chemically interconverted or broken down into simpler substances and are primary constituents of matter Each element is distinguished by its atomic number i e the number of protons in the nuclei of its atoms. In your element.
emanation	The action or process of issuing from a source. The commission is an emanation of the state.
feel	Feelings of heightened emotion. Fans will undoubtedly get the feels when they see how things haven t changed.
feeling	An attitude or opinion. He had the feeling that he was being watched.
flavour	A substance used to alter or enhance the taste of food or drink a flavouring. The yoghurt comes in eight fruit flavours.
impression	An impressionistic portrayal of a person. I wanted to create an impression of success.
judder	An instance of rapid and forceful shaking and vibration. The car gave a judder.
look	An expression of a feeling or thought by looking. Let me get a closer look.
mood	The atmosphere or pervading tone of something. Mood music.
oscillation	The process of oscillating between states. The oscillations of a pendulum.
overtone	(usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality. The decision may have political overtones.
palpitation	A noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat due to agitation, exertion, or illness. The stimulants gave me palpitations.
pound	A symbol for a unit of currency especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain. He got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds.
pounding	The act of pounding delivering repeated heavy blows. All she could hear was the pounding of her heart.
pulsation	(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients. The pulsations seemed to be coming from a star.
pulsing	The rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person’s health.
quake	An earthquake. A little quake of delayed shock nudged her.
quaking	Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity.
quality	(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound. The quality of students has risen.
quaver	A tremulous sound. It was impossible to hide the slight quaver in her voice.
quavering	A tremulous sound.
quiver	An almost pleasurable sensation of fright. She couldn t help the quiver in her voice.
quivering	The act of vibrating. To minimize her quivering she pressed her chin against her chest.
resonance	A relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people. The resonance of his voice.
reverberation	A remote or indirect consequence of some action. The attack has had reverberations around the world.
rumble	A continuous deep, resonant sound like distant thunder. The continuous rumble of traffic.
rumbling	A continuous deep, resonant sound. The rumbling of wheels in the distance.
shake	A milkshake. Cedar shakes.
shakiness	The quality of being unstable and insecure. The shakiness of the present regime.
shaking	The act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements. The shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe.
shaking movement	A shaky motion.
shiver	A momentary trembling movement. A look that gave him the shivers.
shivering	A sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever. Gradually his shivering slowed.
shudder	An act of shuddering. The pound s devaluation sent shudders through the market.
shuddering	An involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear. If engine shuddering is evident get this fixed as soon as possible.
spirit	The non-physical part of a person manifested as an apparition after their death; a ghost. The university is a symbol of the nation s egalitarian spirit.
suggestion	Persuasion formulated as a suggestion. The power of suggestion.
tenor	A singer with a tenor voice. The Serenade for tenor horn and strings.
throb	A deep pulsating type of pain. The dull ache became a throb.
throbbing	A sound with a strong rhythmic beat. The throbbing of the engines.
thrum	A thrumming sound. The steady thrum of rain on the windows.
thump	A strong heartbeat, especially one caused by fear or excitement. The bag landed on the floor with a thump.
thumping	A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects.
tone	A musical interval of two semitones. He began in a conversational tone.
tremble	A trembling feeling, movement, or sound. There was a slight tremble in his voice.
trembling	A shaky motion. The disease is a degenerative disorder that causes trembling of the hands arms or legs.
tremor	A slight earthquake. A tremor of unease.
undercurrent	A current of water below the surface and moving in a different direction from any surface current. Racial undercurrents.
undertone	A pale or subdued color. Spoke in undertones.
vibe	A distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively. It gave me a nostalgic vibe.

Usage Examples of "Vibration" as a noun

• Powerful vibrations from an earthquake.
• The high frequencies of vibration in diamond.
• That place gave me bad vibrations.
• The big-capacity engine generated less vibration.
• I picked up no unusual vibrations as to the envelope's contents.
• Molecular vibrations.

Associations of "Vibration" (30 Words)

aftershock	A smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake.
alarm	An alarm clock. The news had alarmed her.
careen	Turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair. An electric golf cart careened around the corner.
earthquake	A great upheaval. A political earthquake.
flutter	An act of fluttering. A flutter on the horses.
gyroscope	A device consisting of a wheel or disc mounted so that it can spin rapidly about an axis which is itself free to alter in direction The orientation of the axis is not affected by tilting of the mounting so gyroscopes can be used to provide stability or maintain a reference direction in navigation systems automatic pilots and stabilizers.
hesitation	The act of pausing uncertainly. There was a hesitation in his speech.
oscillation	Movement back and forth in a regular rhythm. The oscillations of a pendulum.
palpitate	(of the heart) beat rapidly, strongly, or irregularly. His heart palpitated.
pulsate	Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion. The city pulsated with music and excitement.
quake	An earthquake. A big quake east of the Rocky Mountains.
quaver	A note having the time value of an eighth of a semibreve or half a crotchet, represented by a large dot with a hooked stem. His voice quavered with rage.
quiver	A shaky motion. She couldn t help the quiver in her voice.
seesaw	Move up and down as if on a seesaw.
seismic	Of enormous proportions or effect. There are seismic pressures threatening American society.
shake	Shake a body part to communicate a greeting feeling or cognitive state. She was visibly shaken and upset when she returned.
shaking	A shaky motion. The shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe.
shiver	Shake, as from cold. She gave a little shiver as the wind flicked at her bare arms.
shudder	An act of shuddering. The train shuddered and edged forward.
sway	Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner. The easy sway of her hips.
swing	Mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth. The flaws in his swing weren t evident when he was an amateur.
teeter	Move unsteadily, with a rocking motion. She teetered after him in her high heeled sandals.
tremble	(of a person or part of the body) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty. There was a slight tremble in his voice.
tremor	Undergo a tremor or tremors. A muscle in my jaw tremored uncontrollably.
tremulous	Quivering as from weakness or fear. Barbara s voice was tremulous.
vacillate	Waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive. I vacillated between teaching and journalism.
vibe	A person’s emotional state or the atmosphere of a place as communicated to and felt by others. Another classic CD for you to vibe with.
vibrate	Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action. The cabin started to vibrate.
waver	Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way. The flame wavered in the draught.
wobble	A variation of pitch in the voice. He is beginning to wobble on the issue.