Synonyms of throaty

throaty

adjective

ˈthrō-tē 

1

as in hoarse

harsh and dry in sound

had a bad cold and a throaty cough to go with it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hoarse
• gruff
• husky
• raspy
• gravelly
• rusty
• coarse
• rasping
• scratchy
• croaky
• gravel
• guttural
• croaking
• grating
• growling
• choked
• strangled
• strained
• strident
• abrasive
• raucous
• growly
• cacophonous
• scraping
• scratching
• rough
• jarring
• discordant
• grinding
• dissonant
• cracked
• unmusical
• screeching
• squawking
• unmelodious
• inharmonious
• cawing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sweet
• gentle
• liquid
• mellifluous
• mellow
• golden
• soothing
• tender
• smooth
• soft
• velvety
• silken
• satiny
• mellifluent
• melodic
• melodious
• musical
• lyrical
• gliding
• lyric
• euphonious

2

as in deep

having a low musical pitch or range

a throaty alto

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deep
• bass
• low
• smoky
• hoarse
• grave
• husky
• gruff
• boomy
• rough
• tubby

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrill
• acute
• high
• sharp
• treble
• thin
• high-pitched
• squeaky
• strident
• piping
• penetrating
• piercing
• tinny
• squealing
• squeaking
• earsplitting
• peeping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of throaty

Boz is at a photo shoot, giving her best smile and her throatiest laugh. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025

The instrumentation on the album is a gleaming and impenetrable expanse, and the main attraction is Lipa, whose voice is strong and occasionally throaty. — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024

But much like Thatcher, for whom Anderson assumed a quivering deep and throaty tone, the role was a physical one that required a great deal of voice work. — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 1 Apr. 2022

As if on cue, the Estonian psychologist, Alar, vomited into his bucket, setting off a domino effect of throaty purges around the room. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 29 Apr. 2011