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cacophonous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of cacophonous

marked by or producing a harsh combination of sounds

the cacophonous chaos on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Synonyms of cacophonous

discordant, dissonant, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical, unvocal

Words Related to cacophonous

blaring, clanging, clangorous, clashing, clattering, dinning, grating, harsh, jangling, jangly, jarring, metallic, noisy, raspy, raucous, scratching, screeching, shrill, squeaky, strident

disagreeable, unpleasant, unpleasing

atonal, off-key, tuneless

resounding, sonorous

clamorous, uproarious

Near Antonyms of cacophonous

dulcet, euphonious, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, melodic, sweet, tuneful

resonant, sonorous

quavering, trilling, warbling

agreeable, appealing, pleasant

cadenced, lilting, lyric, lyrical, rhythmic (or rhythmical)

chordal, harmonic, homophonic, orchestral, polyphonic (or polyphonous), symphonic, symphonious, tonal

noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, still

Antonyms of cacophonous

harmonious, harmonizing, melodious, musical

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