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 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 These club-like bodies have also served as sounding boards for the Academy’s leadership during challenging times for the organization, and, in turn, the organization’s leaders have provided a support system for affinity groups during challenging times for their communities. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025

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Noun

The breaches signal that AI’s expanding capabilities are already fueling the security threat experts long feared and even top developers can be caught off-guard by flaws their models can exploit.

— Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026
Rodriguez was appointed after Republican senators held the seat open for three years, causing backed up court dockets, some experts said.

— Julia Coin July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

Definition of experts

Noun

There, zealous volunteer Becky (McKaley Miller) attempts to recruit the two non-believers as summer church camp counselors — an idea that, in the cold light of day, suddenly strikes Grayson as a good one.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 July 2026
California Faculty Association represents 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of counselors

Noun

In alphabetical order, here are the top specialists ahead of the Georgia high school football season, with ranking information from 247 Composite.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
To investigate, a team of specialists led by a CNRS researcher first used non-invasive Raman microspectrometry and hyperspectral imaging to determine the chemical composition of black drawings at Font-de-Gaume.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of specialists

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