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aural

[awr-uhl] / ˈɔr əl /
ADJECTIVE
acoustic
Synonyms
STRONG
audile audio hearing
WEAK
auditory phonic
ADJECTIVE
audible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deafening detectable discernible distinct loud perceptible resounding sounding
STRONG
clear hearable plain roaring
WEAK
auricular loud enough within earshot
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ambiguous indistinct invisible obscure unnoticeable vague
STRONG
obscured unclear
WEAK
inaudible
ADJECTIVE
auditory
Synonyms
STRONGEST
audible
STRONG
audile auditive
WEAK
acoustic auricular otic sound
ADJECTIVE
sensory
Synonyms
STRONGEST
audiovisual auditory neural neurological olfactory sensual sonic tactile visual
STRONG
sensational
WEAK
acoustic afferent audible auricular clear discernible distinct gustative gustatory hearable lingual ocular olfactive ophthalmic optic perceptible phonic plain receptive sensatory sensible

Example Sentences

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And while some of those aural elements still exist today, “Amores Perros” also serves as a time capsule of a city that has evolved and mutated incessantly.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

That sort of line is as close as the movie gets to being funny, and the songs, while reasonably tuneful, are bland aural wallpaper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Since horses are prey animals, they have evolved to respond to the subtlest of aural stimuli.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

Sound mixer Simon Hayes said the live singing shifts further past just the aural experience attached to their performances.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2025

Note that the rhyme itself is not from West Africa, but it is the process of aural transmission itself that is one of the main goals of the lesson.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin