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strident
Synonyms and Antonyms of strident
- They heard their boss's strident voice from down the hall.
- The critical questions began to anger the professor and the tone of her answers became noticeably more strident.
blatant, obstreperous, vociferous
loudmouthed, noisy, openmouthed, outspoken, vocal
caterwauling, clamant, squawking, vociferant, vociferating, yawping (or yauping), yowling
blaring, booming, brassy, brazen, clanging, earsplitting, jangly
squealing, whining, whiny (also whiney), yapping, yelping
nasal, penetrating, piercing, sharp
clangorous, dinning, discordant, noisy, rackety
high-pitched, piping, screeching, shrieking, squeaking, squeaky, treble, whistling
Synonym Discussion of strident
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- loud shouts of protest
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- an actor with a stentorian voice
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- the earsplitting sound of a siren
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- the raucous shouts of drunken revelers
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- the strident voices of hecklers
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