CLANGOROUS Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

clangorous

adjective

Definition of clangorous

as in noisy

full of or characterized by the presence of noise grew up in a clangorous but warmhearted household

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as in discordant

making loud, confused, and usually unharmonious sounds the teen's clangorous efforts to learn to play the drums

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as in loud

marked by a high volume of sound a clangorous sheet metal factory

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Adjective

The central location comes with a touch of weekend bustle—Big Bear Boulevard can get noisy—but the trade-off for walkability is worth it.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
This impending surge in lunar traffic makes time-sensitive missions like CosmoCube crucial to capturing the universe’s earliest faint signals before the quietest sanctuary in the solar system becomes noisy.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of noisy

Adjective

Yet by selectivity, Ozarks ranks as the tenth most selective baccalaureate college in the country — outpacing schools with far larger endowments and far louder name recognition.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Messi started the second half and received a loud ovation from fans at Miami's Nu Stadium.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of loud

Adjective

Dixon said other issues to be considered are the deafening roar of traffic passing under the footbridge on I-91 and how to soften it.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
Heavy raindrops flew sideways, smacking against the hood of my rain jacket and creating a nearly deafening white noise.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Definition of deafening

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The ringing endorsement reinforces Nvidia’s dominance in AI infrastructure even as some big tech companies roll out their own custom chips.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
The murder mystery has so far flown under the radar, despite having Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany as the lead, but just received a ringing endorsement from author extraordinaire Stephen King.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 25 June 2026

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