SOUNDING BOARDS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

sounding boards

noun

plural of sounding board

as in experts

a person or group with whom you discuss ideas to see if the ideas are good My friend is my sounding board for new ideas.

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counselees

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Recent Examples of sounding boards Over the years, the three became trusted sounding boards on one another’s films. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 Dines uses the models constantly — as sounding boards, editors and research engines — while insisting the ideas, the will and the taste must come from him. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 These partner-managers operate as mentors and sounding boards of sorts. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 2 June 2026 Throughout their respective ups and downs, the brothers leaned on one another as sounding boards. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 Beyond programs, the clubs connect children with trusted adults and older children who can serve as role models and sounding boards. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025

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Noun

But experts caution that escalating pressure does not necessarily mean Tehran will back down.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Oil producers have found ways to keep crude flowing, experts say, but at a mounting cost.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of experts

Noun

Some 9,000 travel advisers and hospitality experts participated in the survey that awarded LaGuardia the accolade.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Once put in touch with von Detten, one of the company's top advisors, the couple disclosed that their combined traditional IRA accounts contained more than $2 million.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of advisers

Noun

Some may also do what grief counselors call continuing bonds.

— Naomi Barr, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026
Filling the room were people from organizations who helped those who came out of the criminal justice system, as counselors or lawyers who worked to get criminal records expunged, along with the beneficiaries of those efforts.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of counselors

Noun

More than half aim to upskill agents as knowledge-management specialists, the people who keep the answers accurate for customers and AI systems alike.

— Duane Tursi, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Indonesian creatives and cultural specialists will work alongside Historyverse’s IP development team, using production tools Galleri5 built in India.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

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