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Synonyms of onomatopoeia

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Another word for onomatopoeia is onomatope. Other synonyms of onomatopoeia are phonomime, echoism, imitative harmony, mimesis and phonomimesis.

Synonyms and similar words for onomatopoeia

nounInstance.

  • onomatopeA word formed by onomatopoeia or mimesis.
  • phonomimeA word or phrase that mimics a sound.

nounProcess or state.

  • echoismThe practice of creating words or language by imitating sounds from the environment.
  • imitative harmonyOnomatopoeia.
  • mimesis
  • phonomimesisSynonym of onomatopoeia.
  • sound symbolismSpeech sound that is neither arbitrary with respect to meaning nor an onomatopoeia that imitates a real sound.

Meaning of onomatopoeia

  1. noun The property of a word that sounds like what it represents.
  2. noun A word that sounds like what it represents, such as gurgle, stutter, or hiss.
  3. noun A word that appropriates a sound for another sensation or a perceived nature, such as thud, beep, or meow; an ideophone, phenomime.

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Questions about synonyms of onomatopoeia

What is another word for onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as onomatope, phonomime, echoism, imitative harmony, mimesis, phonomimesis and sound symbolism.
What does onomatopoeia mean?
Onomatopoeia means the property of a word that sounds like what it represents.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: onomatopoeia (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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