louder

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blaring, noisy adj.
offensive, gaudy adj.

ADJECTIVE

blaring, noisy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

big boisterous deafening emphatic heavy intense lusty powerful rambunctious raucous resounding ringing roaring rowdy strident strong thundering vehement vociferous

STRONG

forte

WEAK

blatant blustering booming cacophonous clamorous crashing deep ear-piercing ear-splitting full full-mouthed fulminating high-sounding loud-voiced obstreperous pealing piercing resonant sonorous stentorian tumultuous turbulent turned up uproarious wakes the dead

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm dull indistinct insignificant little low mild moderate quiet restrained shy silent small soft unhealthy unimportant weak

WEAK

inaudible inoffensive subdued tasteful

ADJECTIVE

offensive, gaudy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brash brassy flashy obnoxious raucous rude vulgar

WEAK

brazen chintzy coarse crass crude flamboyant garish glaring gross lurid meretricious obtrusive ostentatious showy tasteless tawdry

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careful cautious kind nice polite refined soft subdued

WEAK

inaudible inoffensive low quiet tasteful

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louder

Meanwhile, the chorus of people who claim to have never heard the song grows louder every single day.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

My suffering was trying to tell me something, quietly at first, then louder, until I had to listen.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The buzzing sound overhead got louder as we took cover under the bushes, before climbing back into the vehicle and driving away.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

“I also need to be louder in my cadence because this was my first game in front of a big crowd.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

My head is buzzing with all sorts of questions, and the buzzing’s only gotten louder with the empty space and silence and time to think.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy