METALLIC Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

metallic

adjective

Definition of metallic

as in shrill

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Recent Examples of metallic At the booth for another derm-beloved brand, La Roche-Posay, guests learned about the dark-spot targeting Mela B3 line, including the Double Dose Discoloration Treatment, before leaving with shiny purple metallic totes. — Eden Stuart, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026 This process, which generates perfectly crystalline silicon ingots to be sliced like fragile metallic salamis into thin wafers, is entrusted largely to one firm in Taiwan and two in Japan. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 The masked monster is transformed into a uber Jason with a new metallic body and mask. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Another image showed Fox reclining beneath the same dramatic lighting in a metallic two-piece swimsuit. — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for metallic

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Adjective

With a soprano voice that’s sharp but never shrill, O’Donovan can levitate a heartfelt melody over just about any kind of accompaniment.

— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
When Caleb Hammer, a thirty-one-year-old personal-finance YouTuber, gets particularly exasperated, his voice enters a shrill upper register.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of shrill

Adjective

In that version, President Joe Biden, newly empowered with a decisive electoral victory and a country desperate for change, would have been strident in his defense of American democracy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Actor Mark Ruffalo, one of the deal’s most strident critics, has vowed to continue the fight.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of strident

Adjective

The crowd at the suddenly raucous Tropicana Field, one of baseball’s quietest venues during most regular season contests, roared in approval.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Her main rival for that was the raucous set from George Wallace, who partly brought the house down with a bit about jokes for the high rollers in the front row versus the nosebleed seats.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of raucous

Adjective

Another trend that stood out was mixed and clashing prints, creating a more playful approach to styling.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
The discrepancy between official accounts indicates clashing priorities that could hinder further negotiations between Washington and Seoul.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of clashing

Adjective

Gomez, who has a noticeably husky, raspy voice at times, answered a fan question about her vocal quirkiness during an Instagram Live session last December.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026
In the June 27 debate, put on by CNN, the then-president delivered a halting performance with a raspy voice, struggling with multiple stumbles and lost trains of thought.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of raspy

Adjective

Gash love composing songs whose intersecting lines set the entire mood of the song—jarring, dreamy, or nostalgic—in the style of art-house sampling.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
In a jarring contrast, Chicago’s CARE teams have responded to fewer than 3,000 calls in about as much time.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

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