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

Rooms Housed in an old bank building, the Countrypolitan’s 134 rooms are the antidote to the hotel’s dark and raucous lobby.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
The host Seahawks, defending Super Bowl champions, held the Chiefs without a touchdown in a 20-3 drubbing at raucous Lumen Field.

— Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star, 26 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

Lance Oppenheim, who co-directed the buzzy A24 doc with Nathan Fielder, has now revealed just how that jarring shower scene came to be — and why Evans might have been fine with revealing all to begin with.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
This all plays out with a lot of frequent jarring tonal mismatches, and some bafflingly overwrought dramatic beats, especially around Vision’s makeshift self-repair.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of jarring

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