Synonyms for cacophonous
adj harsh soundingAntonyms for cacophonous
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dissonant
adjective. unharmonious
harsh
adjective. rough, crude (to the senses)
- acrid
- asperous
- astringent
- bitter
- bleak
- cacophonous
- caterwauling
- clashing
- coarse
- cracked
- craggy
- creaking
- croaking
- disagreeing
- discordant
- dissonant
- disturbing
- earsplitting
- flat
- glaring
- grating
- grim
- guttural
- hard
- hoarse
- incompatible
- jagged
- jangling
- jarring
- noisy
- not smooth
- off-key
- out-of-key
- out-of-tune
- rasping
- raucous
- rigid
- rugged
- rusty
- screeching
- severe
- sharp
- sour
- strident
- stridulous
- tuneless
- uneven
- unlevel
- unmelodious
- unmusical
- unrelenting
harsher
adjective. rough, crude (to the senses)
- acrid
- asperous
- astringent
- bitter
- bleak
- cacophonous
- caterwauling
- clashing
- coarse
- cracked
- craggy
- creaking
- croaking
- disagreeing
- discordant
- dissonant
- disturbing
- earsplitting
- flat
- glaring
- grating
- grim
- guttural
- hard
- hoarse
- incompatible
- jagged
- jangling
- jarring
- noisy
- not smooth
- off-key
- out-of-key
- out-of-tune
- rasping
- raucous
- rigid
- rugged
- rusty
- screeching
- severe
- sharp
- sour
- strident
- stridulous
- tuneless
- uneven
- unlevel
- unmelodious
- unmusical
- unrelenting
harshest
adjective. rough, crude (to the senses)
- acrid
- asperous
- astringent
- bitter
- bleak
- cacophonous
- caterwauling
- clashing
- coarse
- cracked
- craggy
- creaking
- croaking
- disagreeing
- discordant
- dissonant
- disturbing
- earsplitting
- flat
- glaring
- grating
- grim
- guttural
- hard
- hoarse
- incompatible
- jagged
- jangling
- jarring
- noisy
- not smooth
- off-key
- out-of-key
- out-of-tune
- rasping
- raucous
- rigid
- rugged
- rusty
- screeching
- severe
- sharp
- sour
- strident
- stridulous
- tuneless
- uneven
- unlevel
- unmelodious
- unmusical
- unrelenting
loud
adjective. blaring, noisy
- big
- blatant
- blustering
- boisterous
- booming
- cacophonous
- clamorous
- crashing
- deafening
- deep
- ear-piercing
- ear-splitting
- emphatic
- forte
- full
- full-mouthed
- fulminating
- heavy
- high-sounding
- intense
- loud-voiced
- lusty
- obstreperous
- pealing
- piercing
- powerful
- rambunctious
- raucous
- resonant
- resounding
- ringing
- roaring
- rowdy
- sonorous
- stentorian
- strident
- strong
- thundering
- tumultuous
- turbulent
- turned up
- uproarious
- vehement
- vociferous
- wakes the dead
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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