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strident
synonyms for strident
- blatant
- jarring
- loud
- raucous
- vociferous
- boisterous
- clamorous
- clashing
- discordant
- grating
- hoarse
- jangling
- noisy
- obstreperous
- rasping
- screeching
- squawky
- squeaky
- stentorian
- stertorous
- stridulant
- stridulous
- unmusical
- vociferant
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How to use strident in a sentence
Instead of being strident or prescriptive or obvious, Scenes declines hand-holding duties as the audience processes its discomfort.
HBO's Scenes From a Marriage Remake Is Trying to Break Your Heart, All Over Again | Judy Berman | September 4, 2021 | TimeStar players have grown more strident in dictating their situations, and in some cases teams have stumbled in response.
As Aaron Rodgers saga shows, keeping a franchise QB happy is almost as important as finding one | Adam Kilgore | May 6, 2021 | Washington PostThe opposition to this has been particularly strident from the British pub sector, which is in the midst of a slow return to normal operations.
Everyone is anxious about vaccine passports, especially British pubs | Samanth Subramanian | March 30, 2021 | Quartz
I think what she doesn’t seem to understand is that all of this strident waving around of guns doesn’t make the people around you feel safe about the idea of you being heavily armed in their presence.
Rep. Lauren Boebert displays guns in background during virtual House committee hearing | Colby Itkowitz | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostI appreciated Ari’ strident voice and his willingness to speak up for others.
Music loses a beloved queer icon as Ari Gold passes from cancer at 47 | John Paul King | February 17, 2021 | Washington BladeThen the beat kicks in, followed shortly thereafter by strident vocals.
The Making of Kiesza: From Navy Sharpshooter to Beauty Queen to Pop Diva | Marlow Stern | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut for whatever reason, his postings about Islam became increasingly strident.
The Muslim Convert Behind America’s First Workplace Beheading | Michael Daly | September 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWolf also has campaigned as a strident opponent of Obamacare and touted his medical expertise in doing so.
D-Day for Milton Wolf, Obama’s Tea Party Cousin, in Kansas Senate Primary | Ben Jacobs | August 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Schaeffer grew more strident and political, his son was his right-hand man.
Phyllis is a short, stocky, enraged-seeming woman with a high, strident voice and piercing stare.
A strident voice drowned the scandal, and an admiring group ceased smoking and listened spellbound to a characteristic anecdote.
The Chequers | James RuncimanAt Healys, under the strident elevated station, a few guests were entering the blazing dining-rooms, laughing and expectant.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonThere was something strident in her voice, as if she pleaded for strength to break the web of years.
Country Neighbors | Alice BrownHis wife had naturally a strident one, but she essayed to follow him in the matter of voice, as in all other things.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanHer thoughts were cut off suddenly by a strident voice in Houston's ear.
The Penal Cluster | Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
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