Standard Lemma guide

resoundingly

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation, US: /ɹɪˈzaʊndɪŋli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 Z AW1 N D IH0 NG L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

With a loud, resonant sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The bells tolled resoundingly.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Emphatically, so as to be celebrated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Examples

  • The children resoundingly defeated the bully.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a resounding manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he then so resoundingly denounced his former friend

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English resounding Middle English -ly English -ly English resoundingly From resounding + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kaikuvasti — with a loud sound
  • Finnish: kajahtavasti — with a loud sound
  • Swedish: rungande — with a loud sound
  • Finnish: raikuvasti — emphatically