Synonyms and antonyms of Public address systems and equipment for making sounds louder in British Thesaurus

amp (noun)

informal an amplifier

amplifier (noun)

a piece of electronic equipment that makes sounds louder, used for example with electric guitars or in stereo systems

loudhailer (noun)

British a piece of equipment that makes your voice louder when you talk into it, used especially for talking to crowds of people outside

loudspeaker (noun)

a piece of electrical equipment that allows sounds or voices to be heard loudly at a distance

megaphone (noun)

a piece of equipment used for making your voice louder when you are talking to a crowd

mic (noun)

informal a microphone

microphone (noun)

a piece of equipment for making someone’s voice louder when they are speaking, performing, or recording something

mike (noun)

informal a microphone

mike (verb)

to put a microphone on someone, so they can be heard or in order to record what they say

PA (noun)

public address system: a set of electrical equipment that makes sounds louder, used especially for making announcements to a group of people or for playing music in a public place

page (verb)

to call someone’s name in a public place, especially using a PA system

sound check (noun)

a check of all the equipment needed to play music or broadcast a speaker’s voice to an audience

sound system (noun)

a set of electronic equipment used for playing recorded music or for making a speaker’s voice louder

speaker (noun)

a piece of equipment that sends out the sound from a CD player, radio etc

Tannoy ()

a system of loudspeakers used for making announcements in public places and large buildings such as factories

tweeter (noun)

a speaker (=a piece of equipment that sound comes out of) that is designed for high sounds. A speaker designed for low sounds is called a woofer.

woofer (noun)

a speaker (=a piece of equipment that sound comes out of) that is designed for low sounds. A speaker designed for high sounds is called a tweeter.