See echo in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
echo reecho reflect resound reverberate
These verbs mean to send back the sound of: a cry echoed by the canyon; a cathedral roof reechoing joyous hymns; caves that reflect the noise of footsteps; cliffs resounding the thunder of the ocean; blasting reverberated by quarry walls.
See echo in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Repetition of sound via reflection from a surface:
repercussion, reverberation. See soundsImitative reproduction, as of the style of another:
imitation, reflection, reflex, repetition. See sameOne who mindlessly imitates another:
imitator, mimic, parrot. See same
verb
To send back the sound of:
rebound, reecho, reflect, repeat, resound, reverberate. See soundsTo copy (another) slavishly:
image, imitate, mimic, mirror, parrot, reflect, repeat. See same
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