to resonate with

Examples

• All

• And I think that resonates with what we've seen tonight.

  Stanford

• There is definitely something in his music, and probably in his voice that resonates with people.

  Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari (2023)

• And then it really resonated with me how short life could be.

• Yeah, I, I resonate with so much of what you just shared.

• Find something that feels good, that resonates with your heart.

  The Secret (2006)

• As a first generation student, I resonated with some of their struggles.

• Is it something that resonates with you or any of the other creators?

• There was something simpler going on here which resonated with something I'd read.

• Okay, Rosie, the truth is that when we went on our date, you said something that really resonated with me.

  Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)

• Perhaps even more important in the short run, the message also resonates with U.S. environmentalists.

  Academic text (1991)

Synonyms

R

to resonate

vsto resonate with

124 6.0

To make someone feel something strongly and remember it for a long time

evokes a shared feeling or strong response in another person

E

to evoke

vsto resonate with

71 4.8

To bring a memory, image, or feeling to mind

specifically aims to create shared emotional understanding in another

A

to arouse

vsto resonate with

57 4.1

Cause a feeling or strong reaction in people

adds the idea of shared emotion or understanding between people

E

to empathize

vsto resonate with

• US

48 4.9

To understand and share another person's feelings by imagining what they feel

is about evoking shared feeling rather than the listener understanding it

H

to hit home

vsto resonate with

26 5.5

To make someone suddenly understand how serious something is

aims to produce shared emotion rather than primarily comprehension

S

to strike a chord

vsto resonate with

18 4.4

Make people feel a strong connection when it seems familiar

triggers shared emotion more broadly, not only familiarity

V

to vibe

vsto resonate with

• Informal

14 8.1

To feel a good connection with someone or something

emphasizes evoking shared emotion rather than casual mutual feeling

T

to touch a chord

vsto resonate with

• Informal

2 5.8

To make a person feel a strong emotion

focuses on creating a shared feeling rather than just strong reaction

V

to vibe with

vsto resonate with

• Informal

1 8.3

Feel a natural connection with someone or something

involves evoking shared feeling rather than only mutual pleasantness

R

to resonate deeply

vsto resonate with

1 6.4

To make someone feel a strong personal connection

creates shared feeling rather than only being intensely felt

E

to enkindle

vsto resonate with

• Archaic

1 9.2

To make someone feel a strong emotion

focuses on creating mutual emotional resonance rather than single inspiration

Antonyms

D

to disconnect

161 3.5

To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power

A

to alienate

123 6.7

To make someone feel alone and lose support from others

How Resonant

to strike a chord

18 4.4

to connect with

236 3.2

to resonate with

73 5.9

to identify

235 3.4

to relate

283 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology