NOISY Synonyms: 176 Similar and Opposite Words

noisy

adjective

ˈnȯi-zē

as in discordant

making loud, confused, and usually unharmonious sounds the noisy crowd marched up the street, shouting ever louder as they approached the palace

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as in buzzing

full of or characterized by the presence of noise the crowded auditorium was noisy, packed with excited theatergoers eager for the show to start the manufacturing plant was a decidedly noisy place, so we wore ear protection while we toured it

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as in loud

excessively showy the wallpaper was far too noisy for what was supposed to be a restful bedroom

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as in noticeable

likely to attract attention the movie had been preceded by months of noisy hype, only to die a quick death at the box office

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Recent Examples of noisy Near the end of the discussion, Schnabel took issue with the exit doors with noisy metal push bars. —

G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026 Second, a neural network called Saranga recovers weak echo signals from very noisy measurements by learning patterns over time, inspired by how bats process sound. —

Nitin Sanket, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026 In a noisy scene outside the Manhattan courthouse, contrasting groups of demonstrators chanted, blew horns and beat drums and cowbells. —

Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026 The Metropolitan Detention Center is dark, overcrowded and noisy, according to Elie Honig, a senior legal analyst for CNN, who has been inside the facility numerous times. —

Michael Rios, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for noisy

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Fortunately, the play’s second act packs a gut-punch that almost makes one forget about the discordant way the first ended.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Together the flavor is muddled, slightly discordant, but alone the Irish whiskey gets to sing, its apples and pears and slight malt and gentle touch a perfect foil to the zesty front palate of the lemon and the deep finish of the almonds.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026