Entry Word: vociferous

Function: adjective

Meaning: engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest <vociferous opponents of the bill protested angrily outside the chambers of the legislature>

Synonyms blatant, clamorous, obstreperous

Related Words clangorous, dinning, discordant, noisy; loudmouthed, outspoken, vocal; boisterous, rowdy, uproarious; cacophonous, dissonant, shrill, strident; blaring, booming, brassy, brazen

Near Antonyms noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, still; calm, hushed, subdued