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as in deafening
marked by a high volume of sound
loud music that could be heard all over the neighborhood
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as in noisy
excessively showy
his loud Hawaiian shirt made his face look especially pale
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a loud voice
a loud whisper
loud noise
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Recent Examples of loud
Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
From observing other tournaments, Eyre also thinks that electronic calls aren’t always loud enough.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
For example, instead of a loud lime green, go for a medium, yellowish green.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
Immediately, a loud chorus of boos can be heard from the crowd, demonstrating the attendees' displeasure with the news.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Adverb
Fireworks are extremely loud and can cause hearing loss in children and adults.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
From observing other tournaments, Eyre also thinks that electronic calls aren’t always loud enough.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
For example, instead of a loud lime green, go for a medium, yellowish green.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
Immediately, a loud chorus of boos can be heard from the crowd, demonstrating the attendees' displeasure with the news.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loud
Adjective
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Yet given the league and many of its most prominent players' presence in social justice efforts, their silence around the violence being fueled by Rwanda and the UAE is all the more deafening.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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That visual message was audibly reinforced at a deafening level as the crowd cheered their neighbors who spoke against the proposal and booed a NIPSCO official and other business leaders who spoke in favor of it.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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If co-workers are noisy, ask for sound-cancelling headphones or a seating change.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
28 June 2025
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In a lively first-half played in front of a noisy crowd of 54,619, Chelsea were denied a penalty when Enzo Fernandez went down in the box after turning past Gerson, while at the other end Levi Colwill headed the ball off the line from a free kick.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Although it can be characterized by a ringing, pulsing, buzzing, hissing or squealing sound, audiologists say the source of the condition lies in the brain's neural networks.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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But with a will Strike all your harps and set them ringing; On hill and heath Let every breath Throw all its power into singing!—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Even some famous non-country artists will be making their Stagecoach debut like Lana Del Rey, T-Pain (who had a roaring Coachella set the weeks before), and the Backstreet Boys.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
18 Apr. 2025
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Tinnitus is when someone hears ringing in the ears—or a buzzing or roaring sound.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
20 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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For nearly a century, the thunderous roar of Ducati engines has echoed across the globe's most hallowed race tracks.—
Shelby Knick,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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After each motion was approved came thunderous applause from the very purple audience.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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“Loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loud. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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