TRUMPETLIKE Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

trumpetlike

adjective

Definition of trumpetlike

as in shrill

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Adjective

That loon’s shrill call, this rock’s marbled face, and the walleye wriggling several feet below are what’s at home here; the paddler, just a visitor.

— Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026
With a soprano voice that’s sharp but never shrill, O’Donovan can levitate a heartfelt melody over just about any kind of accompaniment.

— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of shrill

Adjective

One way that has come to me is through adding a thought someone once shared with me to any strident viewpoint that comes to me.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026
In that version, President Joe Biden, newly empowered with a decisive electoral victory and a country desperate for change, would have been strident in his defense of American democracy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of strident

Adjective

When Harry boosts a USB crypto wallet from a brazen young criminal and spoiled rich kid, Dylan (Will Price), Ben has no idea what to do with it—plugging it into his circa-1995 desktop personal computer sends the machine into a tailspin.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Oct. 2026
Lovato’s dress, courtesy of Fanci Club, was a deep shade of eggplant purple and topped off with a scarlet-red lace bralette, making for a brazen club-friendly outfit only enhanced by the even more noticeable shoes.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of brazen

Adjective

There, the nationalist instincts driving Rubio’s speech found more vociferous expression.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
The Sun, who now begin the process of relocating to Houston for next season, gave their loyal, vociferous and orange-clad fans a goodbye present, a 95-81 victory over the Toronto Tempo, just a little something to remember them by.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of vociferous

Adjective

Rooms Housed in an old bank building, the Countrypolitan’s 134 rooms are the antidote to the hotel’s dark and raucous lobby.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
The host Seahawks, defending Super Bowl champions, held the Chiefs without a touchdown in a 20-3 drubbing at raucous Lumen Field.

— Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of raucous

Adjective

And only DeMichelle’s Marguerite has the necessary command to bring this obstreperous monarch to heel.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
And when intelligence confirms that one of their vessels is engaged in armed smuggling operations, the president need not convene an obstreperous congressional committee before acting in such a manner to defend the American people.

— Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025

Definition of obstreperous

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