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resounding Definition

re·sound·ing (ri zo̵un′diŋ)

adjective

  1. reverberating; ringing sonorously
  2. thoroughgoing; complete a resounding victory
  3. high-sounding

resounding Related Forms

re·sound′·ingly adverb

resounding Synonyms

resounding

modif.

reverberating, ringing, thunderous, booming; see loud 1.

resounding Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • 'yes: The answer to all of these questions has to be a resounding 'yes ' .
  • success: The visits were a resounding success with lots of smiling faces.
  • thud: I threw him to the floor once, with a resounding thud.
  • victory: Turned a fleet heading for a possible defeat toward a resounding victory... Won his spurs.. Now he was Sir Horatio.
  • 'no: I then ask if they know what their users want and the answer is always a resounding 'No ' .
  • endorsement: Priority Backed with a resounding endorsement by Local Groups Conference 2004, the Big Ask will be FoE's priority for 2005.

Modifying Another Word

  • still: In this, as in other matters, Kant's essay is prescient, and its echoes are still resounding.
  • fairly: I confidently expect this to be a fairly resounding failure.