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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
    1. The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).
    2. A sign of the end or demise of something or someone.
  • verb
    1. To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
    2. To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell.
    3. 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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  • announcements
  • buoys
  • cautions
  • declarations
  • foretastes
  • foretokens
  • indicators
  • knells
  • notices
  • notifications
  • omens
  • portents
  • premonitions
  • presages
  • red flags
  • red lights
  • signals
  • signs
  • tip-offs
  • tocsins
  • warnings

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