resounding
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Unmistakable; emphatic: Used to describe a success, victory, or opinion that is very great, decisive, and leaves no doubt.
- Echoing; loud and deep: Used to describe a sound that is very loud, deep, and full, often continuing as an echo.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective (Emphatic):
- The policy change was a resounding success.
- The team won by a resounding margin of 20 points.
- The proposal was met with resounding applause from the audience.
- Adjective (Echoing sound):
- We heard the resounding crash of thunder.
- The resounding blast of the ship's horn could be heard across the harbor.
- The hall was filled with the resounding chords of the organ.
Advanced Usage
- "To meet with resounding...": This collocation is often used with nouns like , or to indicate an extreme and clear reaction or result.
- The new product met with resounding criticism from experts.
Variants and Related Words
- Resound (verb): To echo or ring with sound; to be filled with sound.
- The stadium resounded with cheers.
- Resoundingly (adverb): In a resounding manner.
- The measure was resoundingly defeated in the vote.
Synonyms
- For "emphatic": decisive, unequivocal, overwhelming, thunderous.
- For "echoing sound": reverberant, resonant, booming, sonorous.
Related Idioms
- A resounding yes/no: An extremely clear and definitive affirmative or negative answer.
- When asked if they supported the plan, the council gave a resounding yes.
Adjective
- characterized by resonance
- a resonant voice
- hear the rolling thunder