adjective
1.
marked by intensity or volume of sound
a loud blast on a trumpet
Synonyms: blaring, earsplitting, full-mouthed, piercing, roaring, stentorian, stentorious, stentorophonic
Related Word: booming, deafening, ear-piercing, fulminating, pealing, ringing, thunderous; resonant, resounding, sonorous; harsh, hoarse, raucous, stertorous, strident
Contrasted words: dulcet, gentle, mellifluous, mellow, quiet, smooth
Antonyms: low, soft
2.
Synonyms: gaudy , blatant, brazen, chintzy, flashy, garish, glaring, meretricious, tawdry, tinsel
Related Word: brassy, vulgar; obnoxious, offensive; obtrusive