adj. Function: adjective
1 marked by intensity or volume of sound FF1C; a loud blast on a trumpet FF1E;
Synonyms: blaring, earsplitting, full-mouthed, piercing, roaring, stentorian, stentorious, stentorophonic
Related Words: 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
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Synonyms: GAUDY , blatant, brazen, chintzy, flashy, garish, glaring, meretricious, tawdry, tinsel
Related Words: brassy, vulgar; obnoxious, offensive; obtrusive