Synonyms: loud
Definition: characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
Usage: a group of loud children; loud thunder; her voice was too loud; loud trombones
Similar words: big
Definition: loud and firm
Usage: a big voice; big bold piano sounds
Similar words: blaring, blasting
Definition: unpleasantly loud and penetrating
Usage: the blaring noise of trumpets; shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio
Similar words: clarion
Definition: loud and clear
Usage: a clarion call
Similar words: thunderous, thundery, earsplitting, deafening
Definition: loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
Similar words: earthshaking
Definition: loud enough to shake the very earth
Similar words: harsh-voiced
Definition: having an unusually harsh sound
Similar words: loud-mouthed
Definition: given to loud offensive talk
Similar words: loud-voiced
Definition: having an unusually loud voice
Similar words: shattering
Definition: seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering
Usage: shattering rain striking the windowpanes; the shattering tones of the enormous carillon; the shattering peal of artillery
Similar words: shouted, yelled
Definition: in a vehement outcry
Usage: his shouted words of encouragement could be heard over the crowd noises
Similar words: trumpet-like
Definition: resembling the sound of a trumpet
Similar words: vocal
Definition: full of the sound of voices
Usage: a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children
Definition: used chiefly as a direction or description in music
Usage: the forte passages in the composition
Similar words: fortemente
Definition: chiefly a direction or description in music; loud and strong
Similar words: fortissimo
Definition: chiefly a direction or description in music
Synonyms: meretricious, loud, cheap, brassy, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy, gimcrack
Definition: tastelessly showy
Usage: a flash car; a flashy ring; garish colors; a gaudy costume; loud sport shirts; a meretricious yet stylish book; tawdry ornaments
Similar words: tasteless
Definition: lacking aesthetic or social taste