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Synonyms for rebound

14 synonyms
2 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

ricochet resile doink

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Bounce — to bound or spring back from a force

ricochet, recoil, spring back, resile, bounce dated, spring dated, bound dated, reverberate dated

Other

Noun

1. Repercussion

repercussion, backlash, reverberation

Other

Definitions

v. 1
To bound or spring back from a force.
n. 1
The recoil of an object bouncing off another.

Related words

Phrases: rebound effect rebound tumbler rebound tumbling rebound congestion rebound exercise rebound phenomenon rebound volleyball

Forms

Plural: rebounds → repercussions, backlashes, reverberations, resiliences…
Past participle: rebounded
e.g. rebounded → ricocheted, recoiled, resiled, bounced…

Example sentences

ricochet Be careful, the bullet can ricochet off the rock and come towards you.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
rebound		rising
ricochet		rising
resile		steady
doink		steady

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

By length

5 letters: bound¹, rally², doink
6 letters: spring¹, bounce¹, recoil², resile
8 letters: backlash², ricochet³
10 letters: resilience⁴
11 letters: reverberate⁴
12 letters: repercussion⁴
13 letters: reverberation⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rally² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: rebondir
Italiano: rimbalzare
Español: rebotar