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loudest

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

Example Sentences

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Amir Khan, a doctor, broadcaster and president of the RSPB, said: "Hearing birdsong, especially during the dawn chorus when they're at their loudest and most beautiful, can produce more serotonin and make us feel good."

From BBC • May 9, 2026

“We’re the loudest household in Central New York,” Joshua said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“What we’re seeing is that supporting trans people isn’t unpopular — it’s that the loudest opposition has gone unanswered in some places,” Hack said.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The loudest voices in the artificial intelligence debate are getting it wrong: AI isn’t going to radically transform the economy overnight.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

My cousins laughed, Amaka the loudest, and Jaja smiled.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie