Synonyms for hoarse
- discordant
- gravelly
- gruff
- harsh
- raucous
- throaty
- blatant
- breathy
- cracked
- croaking
- croaky
- croupy
- dry
- grating
- growling
- guttural
- husky
- indistinct
- jarring
- piercing
- ragged
- rough
- scratching
- squawking
- stertorous
- strident
- stridulous
- thick
- uneven
- whispering
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WORD ORIGIN
late 14c., hors, earlier hos, from Old English has "hoarse," from Proto-Germanic *haisa- (cf. Old Saxon hes, Old Norse hass, Dutch hees, Old High German heisi, German heiser "hoarse"), perhaps originally meaning "dried out, rough." The -r- is difficult to explain; it is first attested c.1400, but it may indicate an unrecorded Old English variant *hars. Related: Hoarsely; hoarseness.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR HOARSE
faint
adjectivehaving little effect on senses- aside
- bated
- bland
- bleached
- blurred
- breathless
- deadened
- deep
- delicate
- dim
- distant
- dull
- dusty
- faded
- faltering
- far-off
- feeble
- gentle
- hazy
- hoarse
- hushed
- ill-defined
- imperceptible
- inaudible
- indistinct
- lenient
- light
- low
- low-pitched
- mild
- moderate
- muffled
- murmuring
- muted
- muttering
- obscure
- out of earshot
- padded
- pale
- piano
- quiet
- remote
- shadowy
- slight
- smooth
- soft
- softened
- soothing
- stifled
- subdued
- tenuous
- thin
- unclear
- vague
- wan
- weak
- whispered
fainter
adjectivehaving little effect on senses- aside
- bated
- bland
- bleached
- blurred
- breathless
- deadened
- deep
- delicate
- dim
- distant
- dull
- dusty
- faded
- faltering
- far-off
- feeble
- gentle
- hazy
- hoarse
- hushed
- ill-defined
- imperceptible
- inaudible
- indistinct
- lenient
- light
- low
- low-pitched
- mild
- moderate
- muffled
- murmuring
- muted
- muttering
- obscure
- out of earshot
- padded
- pale
- piano
- quiet
- remote
- shadowy
- slight
- smooth
- soft
- softened
- soothing
- stifled
- subdued
- tenuous
- thin
- unclear
- vague
- wan
- weak
- whispered
guttural
adjectivedeep in soundharsh
adjectiverough, 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
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