chime | Definition of chime

chime

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of chime

1 to form a pleasing relationship

the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine

Synonyms of chime

agree, assort, blend, chime in, conform, consort, coordinate, groove, harmonize

Words Related to chime

balance, correlate, correspond, dovetail, hang together, match

bond, coalesce, cohere, conjoin, fuse, merge, square, tally

Near Antonyms of chime

contradict, contrast, counter, differ, diverge, jar

cancel (out), counteract, negate, offset

Antonyms of chime

clash, collide, conflict

2 to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates

the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat

Synonyms of chime

bong, knell, peal, ring, toll

Words Related to chime

chink, clang, clank, clash, clink, ding, ding-dong, gong, jangle, jingle, ping, plink, plunk (or plonk), tang, tingle, tinkle

echo, resonate, resound, reverberate

3 to say or state again

TV commercial that chimes the same message over and over

Synonyms of chime

din, iterate, rehearse, reiterate, repeat

Words Related to chime

paraphrase, reword

abstract, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, recapitulate, summarize, sum up

Phrases Synonymous with chime