NOISES Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

noises

noun

plural of noise

as in rattles

loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound the incessant noise of traffic on Fifth Avenue made normal conversation impossible

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as in roars

a violent shouting keep the noise down, you kids!

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Recent Examples of noises Sparks, buzzing, crackling, snapping or popping noises can all indicate that there may be electricity in the water. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 24 July 2026 China’s government is now making noises about a need to resume crude imports as its own national reserve falls below comfort levels. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Several residents affiliated with the theater spoke at the July 14 meeting, saying that the theater offers special programming for residents who are more sensitive to loud noises, including veterans and children with developmental delays. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 On his debut album, Bruise, Pitre synthesizes these instincts within a moodier, more cohesive palette than ever, reveling in the shades of gray between house and techno, words and noises, body music and brain music. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026 Maggie said, and a tirade of noises poured out of the receiver. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 Warm air, unusual noises, unpleasant smells, or inconsistent cooling could point to low refrigerant, a leak, a worn compressor, or another mechanical issue. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 20 July 2026 There have also been noises more recently about Norway’s Orjan Nyland, another free agent following the expiration of his contract with Sevilla. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026 And these lively, sometimes irritating, often messy, but always essential noises are the product of our species connecting and caring for one another. — Dana Suskind, Time, 14 July 2026

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Noun

Drummer Jay Russell kept to stark rattles, Sam Shipstone patched in his scratchy electric guitar, and Ryan Needham needled through grumbling basslines.

— Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
Jigs with rattles are most productive and a big, active trailer is the way to go in muddy water.

— David A. Brown, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026

Definition of rattles

Noun

Sustained support from the strings gives way to watery ripples and busy chatters, with piquant harmonic implications.

— Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Since then, there have been chatters about a revival of GQ China, with some claiming that Jonathan Newhouse personally intervened to improve the relationship between Condé Nast and the Chinese authorities, hoping for a new permit.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026

Definition of chatters

Noun

Somewhere in the heated mist hovered the howls of Albert Ayler and the clarion call of his brother Donald’s trumpet, followed by the Ornette Coleman Quartet, saluting him with joyous cacophony.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.

— Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026

Definition of howls

Noun

Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.

— Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026
Both the fund and the tax portion of that settlement have sparked outcries from government watchdogs.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 5 June 2026