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Synonyms for knell

Most common

ring bell toll

All synonyms

Verb

1. Ring — to ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll

ring, bell, toll

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.

Related words

Phrases
death knell soul knell

Forms

Past participle
knelled
e.g. knelled → ringed, belled, tolled…

Example sentences

  • bell When the bell rang, the audience took their seats.
  • toll The death toll from the hurricane climbed to 200.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
knellsteady
bellrising
tollsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
ring1, bell1, toll1