Definition for Onomatopoeia:

• on-[= o]- mat-o-p[= e]' ya, n. the formation of a word so as to resemble the sound of the thing of which it is the name: such a word itself, also the use of such a word, as ' click,' ' cuckoo'-- also ONOMATOPO[= E]' SIS, or ONOMATOPOI[= E]' SIS.-- adjs. ONOMATOPOE'IC, ONOMATOPOET'IC. [ Gr. onoma, - atos, a name, poiein, to make.]

Synonyms for Onomatopoeia:

• n.

  •
  • mimesis.
  •echo (noun)
  • reflection,
  • rebound,
  • reply,
  • reverberation,
  • repercussion,
  • repetition,
  • imitation.
  •figure of speech (noun)
  • simile,
  • figuration,
  • sarcasm,
  • irony,
  • comparison,
  • parallelism,
  • allusion,
  • metaphor,
  • malapropism,
  • oxymoron,
  • contrast,
  • alliteration,
  • ornament,
  • imagery.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • echoism.
  •Other relevant words:
  • imposture,
  • forgery,
  • nomenclature,
  • impersonation,
  • Orismology,
  • parody,
  • reaction,
  • Mirroring,
  • signs,
  • replication,
  • Antonomasia,
  • nomination,
  • Plagiary,
  • plagiarism,
  • naming,
  • copying,
  • fakery,
  • Nunnation,
  • mimmation,
  • following,
  • Counterfeiting,
  • emulation,
  • pasigraphy,
  • takeoff,
  • baptism,
  • pantomime,
  • Nuncupation,
  • simulation,
  • impression,
  • speech,
  • Onomatope.

Antonyms for Onomatopoeia:

• n.

  • echo
    difference, question, reverse, opposite.

Hyponym for Onomatopoeia:

• n.

  • communication
    rhetorical device.