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hoarse

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of hoarse

harsh and dry in sound

The thirsty man spoke in a hoarse whisper.

Synonyms of hoarse

coarse, croaking, grating, gravel, gravelly, gruff, husky, rasping, raspy, rusty, scratchy, throaty

Words Related to hoarse

growling, growly, guttural

abrasive, cacophonous, discordant, grinding, jarring, rough, scraping, scratching

cawing, raucous, screeching, squawking, strident

choked, cracked, strained, strangled

dissonant, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical

Near Antonyms of hoarse

gentle, gliding, golden, liquid, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, soothing, sweet, tender

satiny, silken, smooth, soft, velvety

euphonious, lyric, lyrical, melodic, melodious, musical

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