The use of words resembling their meanings in sound Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The use of words resembling their meanings in sound last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ONOMATOPOEIA.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ONOMATOPOEIA The use of words resembling their meanings in sound (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 21, 2025
3% RHYME Correspondence in word sounds (5) (5) Puzzler Jan 11, 2026
3% BREAD *Primary sandwich ingredient ... or a word used with 38d to mean a person's livelihood (5)
3% RANT *Go on a tirade ... or a word used with 25d to mean shout and complain angrily (4)
3% PROPER *According to etiquette ... or a word used with 42d to mean very formal and well-behaved (6)
3% GUESS Word that means "estimate" and ends with "ss" (5)
3% EEL Fish that resembles a snake (3)
3% YOU "That means ___!" (3) New York Times Jan 6, 2026
3% ANTONYM Word of opposite meaning (7) Eugene Sheffer Dec 31, 2025
3% IBIS Bird resembling a stork (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 20, 2025

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