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ping has 3 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 7 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
hit with a pinging noise
“The bugs pinged the lamp shade”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for ping come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
make a short high-pitched sound
“the bullet pinged when they struck the car”
contact, usually in order to remind of something
“I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing”
send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active
“ping your machine in the office”
a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)