UNMELODIOUS Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

unmelodious

adjective

ˌən-mə-ˈlō-dē-əs

Definition of unmelodious

as in shrill

marked by or producing a harsh combination of sounds I awoke to the unmelodious clatter of jackhammers at the construction site next door

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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

Those songs remind Omara of real people and real events, political interludes whose senselessness and brutality have left unmusical lacunae in her life.

— Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
His parents were unmusical Russian-Jewish immigrants who ran various businesses with mixed success.

— The Economist, The Economist, 3 Oct. 2019

Definition of unmusical

Adjective

These days, noisy, drunk, barely dressed visitors holiday hard in condos that have been converted into vacation rentals.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
An hour before The Breakaway goes live, the production crew forms a human shield across a noisy central London street so presenter Orla Chennaoui can record her opening link uninterrupted.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of noisy

Adjective

At the track’s apex Korten explodes in and out of dissonant broken chords against Mark Shim’s angular saxophone lines, an unexpected development that sneaks up on you thanks to Sorey’s sticky, slowly evolving drumming.

— Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
This is reminding me of watching Slint play a reunion show in 2014 under the I-65 highway at a festival in Louisville, and how simultaneously awesome and cognitively dissonant that experience was.

— Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 25 June 2026

Definition of dissonant

Adjective

Anyone concerned about coming down with this very unpleasant sickness should avoid lettuces for the time being, says Rabia de Latour, a gastroenterologist at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
Like them, his music seesaws between aggressive and playful, between crowd-pleasing and purposefully unpleasant.

— Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026

Definition of unpleasant

Adjective

Despite its simple premise, Raimi’s eccentric, expressive filmmaking style, combined with the film’s unyielding, cacophonous splatter horror, made The Evil Dead instantly notorious.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
In its cacophonous surroundings, the White House stood serene.

— Mark Puleo, New York Times, 11 June 2026

Definition of cacophonous

Adjective

Aside from the clutch, Nyong’o accessorized her New York City premiere attire with gold metallic heels by Aldo and jewelry pieces courtesy of Sabyasachi, further accentuating the gold color scheme of her attire.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
The ceramic version comes in Cloud (off-white), Midnight (metallic black), Petal (blush pink), or Tide (pastel blue-green).

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026

Definition of metallic

Adjective

We are made loving, good, and pure – entirely free from any inharmonious tendency.

— Margaret Rogers, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2026
Setting Discordant Personal Goals A 2023 study published in Current Psychology finds that partners’ inharmonious goals can have detrimental effects on relationships.

— Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

Definition of inharmonious

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