Meaning & use
resonated
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Produced a deep, rich, continuing sound, or, figuratively, had a strong emotional or meaningful effect on someone.
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Her speech about perseverance resonated with everyone in the audience.
The bell's tone resonated through the empty hall long after it was struck.
A note on using this word
The figurative sense of resonate, meaning something feels personally meaningful or relatable, is now far more common in everyday writing than its literal, sound-related meaning.
Words with a similar meaning
reverberatedstruck a chord
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