Synonyms of guttural

guttural

adjective

as in hoarse

formed or pronounced in the throat

guttural sounds

He made a guttural grunt when he tried to lift the desk.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hoarse
• husky
• growling
• gruff
• throaty
• choked
• raspy
• gravelly
• strangled
• coarse
• growly
• scratching
• rusty
• scratchy
• abrasive
• cacophonous
• gravel
• croaky
• rasping
• raucous
• strident
• grinding
• grating
• scraping
• jarring
• rough
• discordant
• croaking
• strained
• glottal
• screeching
• cracked
• velar
• dissonant
• squawking
• cawing
• uvular
• unmusical
• inharmonious
• unmelodious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sweet
• gentle
• liquid
• mellifluous
• soothing
• golden
• mellow
• tender
• smooth
• soft
• velvety
• silken
• melodic
• musical
• mellifluent
• melodious
• lyrical
• satiny
• gliding
• lyric
• euphonious

Examples of guttural in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their guttural sounds are their own kind of haunting music as we are drawn into the world of two camel herders in rural Somalia: widow and force-of-nature Qalifo and loyal only son Asa (newcomers Maan Youssouf Ahmed and Elmi Rashid Elmi). —Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2024

Production played a huge role in that: The guttural beats from F1lthy (who has also worked with Lil Yachty and Yeat) were engrossing. —Jayson Buford, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2024

Traditionally, two women face each other and alternate guttural sounds emulating sounds of the natural world—growling wildlife, blowing wind, flowing rivers. —Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024

More than half of the 41,000-plus crowd had already filtered into Nationals Park in D.C. by the time Rancid blasted onstage, a pioneering portrait of tattoos, beards and guttural rock. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024