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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
Signs to look out for early on are excessive frantic, noisy panting, which will seem much more pronounced than normal.
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Tanya Edwards,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
And then there is the noisy parade of vehicles passing by on their way to who knows what?
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Ed Silverman,
STAT,
30 June 2026
The show was always brilliant at orchestrating moods, with its slow-fast, quiet-loud contrasts, its extreme close-ups and noisy action scenes.
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Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
These groups can be noisy, disruptive and occasionally violent or destructive.
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Diamy Wang,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
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Tanya Edwards,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
And then there is the noisy parade of vehicles passing by on their way to who knows what?
—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
30 June 2026
The show was always brilliant at orchestrating moods, with its slow-fast, quiet-loud contrasts, its extreme close-ups and noisy action scenes.
—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
These groups can be noisy, disruptive and occasionally violent or destructive.
—
Diamy Wang,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for noisy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noisy
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In their third and final decade as one of America’s greatest bands, Sonic Youth had all but given up on pushing their discordant art rock into the mainstream.
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One post from February features a self-portrait to which Longo added ominous, discordant music and the grain of a CCTV camera, like a prisoner in a horror movie.
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Scott Usheroff The wine scene has evolved from hobby industry to a buzzing, blooming viticulture scene.
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The device will completely block the ear canal and cause a low buzzing noise that makes drifting off hard.
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Despite a soggy start, the crowd stayed loud and energetic throughout the night.
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There are loud crowds, and then there are Mexican soccer crowds.
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Evolutionary cues, emotional encoding and genetics all converge in how partners experience each other’s smell, and a noticeable shift in that experience may be worth paying attention to.
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After 12 weeks, the results suggested that a tiny dose of regular exercise could yield noticeable physical benefits.
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Zuckerberg’s bet comes at a time when the industry is booming.
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Bethenny Frankel is betting big on the booming business of hair.
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The Colts’ offense is absolutely humming.
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One prominent Cherokee named Katteuha co-wrote a letter to Benjamin Franklin during the Constitutional Convention in 1787, urging him to push for peace between the Native people and settlers.
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The effect of protostar outflows on their environment can be seen in the JWST image via the prominent blue ridges.
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This shows a blatant disregard for the integrity of our borders.
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Specifically, DuckDuckGo’s AI feature seems to have gotten fooled by a game of telephone kicked off by internet pranksters and laundered into blatant misinformation on a leading search engine.
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“Noisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noisy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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