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noise

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of noise

1 loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound

  • the incessant noise of traffic on Fifth Avenue made normal conversation impossible
Synonyms of noise

babel, blare, bluster, bowwow, brawl, bruit [archaic], cacophony, chatter, clamor, clangor, decibel(s), din, discordance, katzenjammer, racket, rattle, roar
Words Related to noise

discord, dissonance

commotion, furor, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, rumpus, tumult, uproar

clatter, jangle

bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash
Near Antonyms of noise

calm, hush, lull

quietude, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)
Antonyms of noise

quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness

2 a violent shouting

  • keep the noise down, you kids!
Synonyms of noise

clamor, howl, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo, outcry, roar, tumult, uproar, vociferation
Words Related to noise

clangor, din, jangle, racket

cri de coeur, outburst, protest
Near Antonyms of noise

mumble, mumbling, murmur, murmuring, rumble, rumbling

3 information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy

  • there's been a lot of noise that the stock is ready to skyrocket, but I'll believe it when I see it
Synonyms of noise

buzz, dish, gossip, hearsay, report, rumor, scuttlebutt, talk, tattle, word
Words Related to noise

tale, whisper, whispering

hint, intimation, rumbling

disinformation, propaganda

urban legend (also urban myth)

dirt, scandal

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