cacophony

noun

ka-ˈkä-fə-nē How to pronounce cacophony (audio)
Definition of cacophonynext
as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound the cacophony of a pet store full of animals

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Recent Examples of cacophony Nighttime in the Okefenokee is filled with a wild cacophony — the choruses of pig frogs, hooting owls, crickets and sometimes the deep, nerve-jerking bellowing of bull alligators. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026 The sight of a floating Starship triggered a cacophony of cheers from SpaceX teams at Starbase and its Hawthorne, California rocket factory in the company's livestream. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026 On the side of the highway, the night is a cacophony of blaring horns and the shouts of drunken men. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Somewhere in the heated mist hovered the howls of Albert Ayler and the clarion call of his brother Donald’s trumpet, followed by the Ornette Coleman Quartet, saluting him with joyous cacophony. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cacophony
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  1. noise
  2. roar
  3. rattle
  4. chatter
Noun
  • Design delivers low noise and vibration levels The new Elegance Pod is being developed with a strong focus on total system efficiency.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • However, communities will want answers about noise and flight paths.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of noise
Noun
  • Facing Auburn, the Bears lost 17-16, and a communal roar could be heard outside The Swamp because, in fact, a Saturday of Week 1 magnitude can frequently dabble in schadenfreude.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The hardest hit of the season-opener, which brought a roar of approval from the stands, came with 12 minutes to play — on a first-and-10 call from the KU 36.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of roar
Noun
  • Servants called flappers are required to shake rattles in their ears to keep them from falling or bumping into things.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The rattle of a bride’s gold earring or the rasp of straightener steam through a bride’s hair takes on a panic-inducingly eerie quality thanks to Marie-Clotilde Chery’s chilling sound design.
    — Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of rattle
Noun
  • Four years after the original and in the wake of persistent movie trivia chatter, the series finally lands in Hollywood with Scream 3.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Cocktail chatter on the Lido held that this was a more minor work than anticipated, and many of those positive reviews nevertheless included a few bum notes.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of chatter

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“Cacophony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cacophony. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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