strident

loud, stentorian, earsplitting, raucous, strident mean marked by intensity or volume of sound. loud applies to any volume above normal and may suggest undue vehemence or obtrusiveness.

• • loud shouts of protest

stentorian implies great power and range.

• • an actor with a stentorian voice

earsplitting implies loudness that is physically discomforting.

• • the earsplitting sound of a siren

raucous implies a loud harsh grating tone, especially of voice, and may suggest rowdiness.

• • the raucous shouts of drunken revelers

strident implies a rasping discordant but insistent quality, especially of voice.

• • the strident voices of hecklers

vociferous, clamorous, blatant, strident, boisterous, obstreperous mean so loud or insistent as to compel attention. vociferous implies a vehement shouting or calling out.

• • vociferous cries of protest and outrage

clamorous may imply insistency as well as vociferousness in demanding or protesting.

• • clamorous demands for prison reforms

blatant implies an offensive bellowing or insensitive loudness.

• • blatant rock music
• • a blatant clamor for impeachment

strident suggests harsh and discordant noise.

• • heard the strident cry of the crow

boisterous suggests a noisiness and turbulence due to high spirits.

• • a boisterous crowd of party goers

obstreperous suggests unruly and aggressive noisiness and resistance to restraint.

• • the obstreperous demonstrators were arrested