knells
The word “knells” has 1 syllable: knells
It's pronounced as /nɛlz/
What is synonym and antonym for knells?
In the thesaurus, “knells” has 62 synonyms and 1 antonym.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for knells along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for knells
- announcements
- bongs
- buoys
- cautions
- chimes
- chinks
- clangors
- clangs
- clanks
- claps
- clashes
- clinkety-clanks
- clinks
- clip-clops
- clops
- clumps
- clunks
- cracks
- crashes
- crunches
- declarations
- ding-dongs
- dings
- echoes
- foretastes
- foretokens
- gongs
- indicators
- jangles
- jingles
- notices
- notifications
- omens
- peals
- pings
- plinks
- plonks
- plunks
- portents
- premonitions
- presages
- rattles
- red flags
- red lights
- resonates
- resounds
- reverberates
- rings
- signals
- signs
- tangs
- thumps
- tingles
- tinkles
- tintinnabulations
- tip-offs
- tocsins
- tolls
- twangs
- wake-up calls
- warnings
- whangs
Antonyms for knells
- all clears
Meanings of knells
- noun
- The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).
- A sign of the end or demise of something or someone.
- verb
- To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
- To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell.
- To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell.
Example Sentences
- The bell knells every evening at sunset.
- A heavy silence followed as the church bell knells in the distance.
- The sound of the knells echoed through the valley like a warning.
- As the funeral procession passed, the tower knells solemnly.
- Each time the bell knells, it brings a sense of finality.
On this page you'll find 63 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to knells, such as: all clears, announcements, bongs, buoys, cautions, chimes, chinks.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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