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 Their scores and models ingest periodic financial and operating data; feed them half as often and the ratings that increasingly steer lending and capital allocation grow staler and noisier — with the lag invisible to the end users who act on them. —

Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Phone calls and email complaints have poured in from across the city over noisy cars that businesses say have cost them money and residents say have cost them their peace, according to city leaders. —

Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026 Play Me is third in a series of startling collaborations with producer Justin Raisen, making an unsteady blend of hip-hop textures and the noisy avant-garde. —

Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026 These will be significantly larger, heavier, and noisier than solar generators but offer much more wattage for more extended periods. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for noisy

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This is a talented ensemble unable to show off those talents because they’re all reduced to instruments that play only two discordant notes.

— Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
The discordant, Bernard Herrmann-esque bursts of María Portugal’s rich score ratchet up the suspense and foreboding.

— Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026