NASAL Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

nasal

adjective

Definition of nasal

as in strident

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Recent Examples of nasal Pseudoephedrine pills or nasal spray can relieve a stuffy nose or sinus pressure by restricting blood vessels and opening airways in your nasal passages. — Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026 The Nasal Flu Vaccine is an Alternative If a shot causes major anxiety, the nasal vaccine is approved for healthy people ages 2 to 49. — Jessica Hartshorn, Parents, 14 Oct. 2026 To reduce the risk of PAM, the department advises trying to prevent water from going up your nose during freshwater activities, avoiding putting your head underwater in hot springs and thermal waters and only using distilled water for nasal rinsing. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 There’s also a nasal spray for people ages 2 to 49, but it’s not recommended for people who are pregnant or immunocompromised. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nasal

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nasal

Adjective

One way that has come to me is through adding a thought someone once shared with me to any strident viewpoint that comes to me.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of strident

Adjective

There are two types of TBIs, penetrating and non-penetrating.

— Connie Etermadi, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.

— Hisham Matar, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024

Definition of penetrating

Adjective

Donald, Mark, Willie, Billy, and Tony — practically everyone in Hollis within shouting distance of 203rd Street was laughing at me at earsplitting volume.

— Stephen A. Smith, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2023
The Wall, though, will be delightfully old school in a cap tip to the court-hugging, earsplitting, rowdy venues of college basketball’s glory days.

— Bryce MillerColumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023

Definition of earsplitting

Adjective

The mic is less impressive, though, with tinny overtones and a fairly quiet pickup.

— Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
With the feature turned on, higher voices gain a tinny quality as the AI works to boost conversational tones in a semi-loud environment.

— Victoria Song, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of tinny

Adjective

Humanoid learns factory Gallop’s initial assignment involves packing 15 different motherboard accessories, many of which are small, thin, and enclosed in transparent plastic bags.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
If the acting races are thin, the director’s chair is nearly empty.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026