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dissonant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of dissonant

marked by or producing a harsh combination of sounds

a dissonant chorus of noises arose from the busy construction site

Synonyms of dissonant

cacophonous, discordant, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical, unvocal

Words Related to dissonant

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 dissonant

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 dissonant

harmonious, harmonizing, melodious, musical

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