TRUMPETLIKE Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

trumpetlike

adjective

Definition of trumpetlike

as in shrill

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Adjective

That trademark indecision of summer takes root in her words and spreads through the music until her vocals diverge in the chorus, peeling like a clementine’s skin as one shrill line scales upward and the other remains monotone.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of shrill

Adjective

That bite and raw intensity produce some of the album’s standout moments, transmuting jungle’s physicality across a wide emotional range with poetic verve and Nia’s woody, vulnerable, yet strident timbre.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
And Paul certainly seems more shaken, less strident than in the previous films, having unleashed a wave of intergalactic bloodletting.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 July 2026

Definition of strident

Adjective

But this would really be for your own peace of mind and in the interests of keeping clear lines of communication open.

— R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 28 July 2026
That challenge becomes even clearer when lawmakers consider how dramatically HOAs vary across North Carolina.

— Nora O'Neill July 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026

Definition of clear

Adjective

Their alliance signaled a brazen ambition to build the next great consumer product—this time for the AI age, and a bet that OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, could unseat the likes of Apple using the iPhone maker’s former design star.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Nine months after a brazen jewel heist left the Louvre scrambling, the museum has finally reopened the Apollo Gallery, where four masked thieves stole eight items valued collectively at $102 million.

— News Desk, Artforum, 22 July 2026

Definition of brazen

Adjective

The response from Jackson’s fans, who are known to be vociferous in their support of the deceased singer, also added to the streamer’s nervousness around the doc.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 July 2026
During public comments, the peptide semax had some especially vociferous supporters, who noted that there is more data on the drug than many other peptides under discussion because it’s approved in Russia for clinical use.

— Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 24 July 2026

Definition of vociferous

Adjective

The prospect of attending a raucous three-day party on South Beach comes as disappointing news to Joe’s girlfriend Jennifer (Teyana Taylor), who’s waiting for her own proposal.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 24 July 2026
Could the temporary seating at BMO Field actually withstand the number of people All those fears were quelled when Toronto put on six memorable matchday experiences, along with raucous watch parties throughout the city.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of raucous

Adjective

But some have pushed back on the idea that the threat of harsh legal punishment could prevent the gatherings in the first place.

— Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Even if it's erased later, everyone now knows it can be drawn again, along the same criteria or something harsher, and that no one outside Washington controls where that line lands next.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of harsh

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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