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Synonyms for caterwauling
verb make screeching, crying noiseAntonyms for caterwauling
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
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
noise
noun. sound that is loud or not harmonious
- babble
- babel
- bang
- bedlam
- bellow
- bewailing
- blare
- blast
- boisterousness
- boom
- buzz
- cacophony
- caterwauling
- clamor
- clang
- clatter
- commotion
- crash
- cry
- detonation
- din
- discord
- disquiet
- disquietude
- drumming
- eruption
- explosion
- fanfare
- fireworks
- fracas
- fuss
- hoo-ha
- hubbub
- hullabaloo
- jangle
- lamentation
- outcry
- pandemonium
- peal
- racket
- ring
- roar
- row
- shot
- shouting
- sonance
- squawk
- stridency
- talk
- thud
- tumult
- turbulence
- uproar
- uproariousness
- yelling
- yelp
noises
noun. sound that is loud or not harmonious
- babble
- babel
- bang
- bedlam
- bellow
- bewailing
- blare
- blast
- boisterousness
- boom
- buzz
- cacophony
- caterwauling
- clamor
- clang
- clatter
- commotion
- crash
- cry
- detonation
- din
- discord
- disquiet
- disquietude
- drumming
- eruption
- explosion
- fanfare
- fireworks
- fracas
- fuss
- hoo-ha
- hubbub
- hullabaloo
- jangle
- lamentation
- outcry
- pandemonium
- peal
- racket
- ring
- roar
- row
- shot
- shouting
- sonance
- squawk
- stridency
- talk
- thud
- tumult
- turbulence
- uproar
- uproariousness
- yelling
- yelp
scratchy
adjective. harsh
- acrid
- asperous
- astringent
- bitter
- bleak
- cacophonous
- caterwauling
- clashing
- coarse
- cracked
- craggy
- creaking
- croaking
- disagreeing
- discordant
- dissonant
- disturbing
- dry
- earsplitting
- flat
- glaring
- grating
- grim
- guttural
- hard
- hoarse
- incompatible
- jagged
- jangling
- jarring
- noisy
- not smooth
- off-key
- out-of-key
- out-of-tune
- rasping
- raspy
- raucous
- rigid
- rough
- rugged
- rusty
- screeching
- severe
- sharp
- sour
- squawky
- strident
- stridulous
- tuneless
- uneven
- unlevel
- unmelodious
- unmusical
- unrelenting
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.