UNVOCAL Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

unvocal

adjective

ˌən-ˈvō-kəl

Definition of unvocal

as in shrill

marked by or producing a harsh combination of sounds the nursery full of crying toddlers made a most unvocal din

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Adjective

The shrill call of the shofar ensures no one falls asleep during lengthy Jewish High Holy Day services each year.

— Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Amid the rumblings of construction at nearby David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, the sound of a shrill whistle and chopping feet at the nearby Murfin Family Practice Fields signaled one thing.

— Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of shrill

Adjective

Suzanne, the sulky, artistic type, scowls and pointedly ignores their noisy energy.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Operations teams call this noisy neighbors, data modelers call it hot keys, queueing theory calls it head-of-line blocking, and your customer calls it slow.

— Manas Chaudhari, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of noisy

Adjective

Self-interrogation, of course, is often unpleasant and is not a prescription that is likely to sell many books.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
There was a lot of work on the medical cases to make the investigations complex and realistic, but there was also an entry point built around a strong, funny, unpleasant character, completely at odds with her return to her roots.

— Roberto Prieto, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of unpleasant

Adjective

The color has evolved over the years from an original lipstick match into a secret mixture of hot pink, metallic pigment and glitter.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
The look is crisp, angular, and metallic, with lots of straight lines and slender silhouettes, and sits in pleasing contrast alongside luscious velvet and scratchy linen, rough stone, warm terracotta, or grainy timber.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of metallic

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

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unvoiced

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