safe and sound
Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.
Come to the Centaur, fetch our ſtuffe from thence: I long that we were ſafe and ſound aboord.
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem
ADV
extremely, very
fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably
The company's financial plan seems reasonably sound despite the current economic challenges.
structurally
The old bridge was declared structurally sound after the engineers completed their inspection.
PHRASES
safe and sound
VERBS
be, seem
ADV
extremely, very
absolutely, perfectly
The doctor said his heart was absolutely sound despite his age.
fairly, pretty, reasonably | basically, fundamentally
commercially, ecologically, environmentally, financially, ideologically, theoretically
The company's environmental policies are theoretically sound, but they lack proper implementation.
ADJ
big, deafening, loud, powerful
The fireworks made a deafening sound that scared all the dogs in the neighborhood.
audible | faint, little, soft | high | deep, low
clean, clear, sharp
The piano in the concert hall had a beautiful clear sound that filled the entire room.
piercing | muffled | amazing, beautiful, good, lovely, pleasing
awful, horrible, sickening
The horrible sound of breaking glass made everyone jump in fear.
familiar, strange | distinctive | haunting | booming, buzzing, clanking, etc. | metallic | hollow | distorted
distant
We could hear a distant sound of traffic from the highway while we sat in the garden.
guitar, piano, etc.
The old piano sound in that concert hall was surprisingly warm and rich.
speech, vowel
VERB + SOUND
hear
emit, make, produce, pronounce, transmit, utter
The old wooden floorboards emitted a loud creaking sound whenever anyone walked across them.
SOUND + VERB
carry, travel
The music traveled across the empty hall and reached every corner of the theater.
come
Loud music came from the apartment next door late last night.
echo | die away
SOUND + NOUN
wave | effect
bite
The news report included a sound bite from the president's speech about the economy.
PREP
at the ~ of
The dog jumped up at the sound of the doorbell ringing.
without a ~
The thief crept through the house without a sound, careful not to wake anyone sleeping upstairs.
~ of
She woke up to the sound of rain pattering against the bedroom window.
~ from
We could hear loud music sound from the neighbor's apartment last night.
PHRASES
the speed of sound 2 the sound
ADJ
recorded | mono, stereo
VERB + SOUND
turn down/up
I had to turn the sound down because the movie was too loud.
SOUND + NOUN
level, quality
system
The movie theater installed a new sound system that made every action scene incredibly powerful.
recording | recorder | engineer