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单词 strident
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strident

It sounds outspoken and strident because we are not used to religion being criticised.But her tone was often strident and abrasive.They are increasingly strident in their belief that something new needs to be tried.Its tone has become strident and combative.Most of the time his voice was loud and strident.She was a good woman with a strident voice who was very much involved with the revolutionary process.She could not understand the concept of popular will and therefore chose to ignore an increasingly strident voice.Otherwise, demands for resignations sound strident as well as fatuous.The alarm clock's strident ringing tone can be a shock to the body and mind.There are increasingly strident and public calls for him to say when he's going.Her voice was strident and imperious and the clothes weren't exactly demure.Not in a loud and strident way; just enough to look away.Ellel's strident voice reached them as they neared the door.In fact his increasingly strident denials that a deal is in the offing suggest that the prospect is alarming voters, as it should.He more or less abandoned the attempt to frame an argument, letting himself be carried along by a gush of increasingly strident rhetoric.And, as further price rises are announced, public demands for action over electricity pricing are likely to become more strident.Germany afford to become with an economy assessed as one of the world's most corrupt and a Government that could soon take on more strident nationalist tones?

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strident

British English: strident ADJECTIVE
If you use strident to describe someone or the way they express themselves, you mean that they make their feelings or opinions known in a very strong way that perhaps makes people uncomfortable.
What are the grounds for this strident criticism?
  • American English: strident
  • Brazilian Portuguese: estridente
  • Chinese: 强硬的
  • European Spanish: estridente
  • French: véhément
  • German: scharf
  • Italian: energico
  • Japanese: 執拗な
  • Korean: 귀에 거슬리는
  • European Portuguese: estridente
  • Latin American Spanish: estridente

(adjective) 
Definition
loud, persistent, and forceful
the unnecessarily strident tone of the President's remarks
Synonyms
forceful
offensive
The troops were in an offensive position.
hostile
The Governor faced hostile crowds when visiting the town.
belligerent
He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago.
pugnacious
He was in a pugnacious mood when he spoke to us.
destructive
Try to give constructive rather than destructive criticism.
quarrelsome
a quarrelsome young man
(adjective) 
Definition
(of a voice or sound) loud and harsh
She tried to laugh, and the sound was harsh and strident.
Synonyms
harsh
He gave a loud, harsh laugh.
jarring
a jarring, nasal voice
grating
I can't stand that grating voice of his.
clashing
screeching
raucous
the raucous cries of the sea-birds
shrill
the shrill whistle of the engine
rasping
Both men sang in a deep raspy tone.
jangling
discordant
They produced a discordant sound.
clamorous
unmusical
stridulant
stridulous
Opposites
soft
,
quiet
,
sweet
,
gentle
,
soothing
,
mellow
,
harmonious
,
mellifluous
,
dulcet

Additional synonyms

in the sense of belligerent
Definition
marked by readiness to fight
He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago.
Synonyms
aggressive,
hostile,
contentious,
combative,
unfriendly,
antagonistic,
pugnacious,
argumentative,
bellicose,
quarrelsome,
aggro (Australian, New Zealand),
aggers (Australian, slang),
biffo (Australian, slang),
litigious
in the sense of destructive
Definition
intended to discredit, esp. without positive suggestions or help
Try to give constructive rather than destructive criticism.
Synonyms
negative,
hostile,
discouraging,
undermining,
contrary,
vicious,
adverse,
discrediting,
disparaging,
antagonistic,
derogatory
in the sense of discordant
Definition
harsh in sound
They produced a discordant sound.
Synonyms
harsh,
jarring,
grating,
strident,
shrill,
jangling,
dissonant,
cacophonous,
inharmonious,
unmelodious

Synonyms of 'strident'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of grating
Definition
annoying or irritating
I can't stand that grating voice of his.
Synonyms
irritating,
grinding,
harsh,
annoying,
jarring,
unpleasant,
scraping,
raucous,
strident,
squeaky,
rasping,
discordant,
disagreeable,
irksome
in the sense of hostile
Definition
unfriendly and aggressive
The Governor faced hostile crowds when visiting the town.
Synonyms
unfriendly,
belligerent,
antagonistic,
unkind,
malevolent,
warlike,
bellicose,
inimical,
rancorous,
ill-disposed
in the sense of jarring
a jarring, nasal voice
Synonyms
grating,
grinding,
offensive,
harsh,
annoying,
irritating,
unpleasant,
scraping,
raucous,
strident,
squeaky,
rasping,
discordant,
displeasing,
disagreeable,
irksome,
vexatious
in the sense of offensive
Definition
for the purpose of attack rather than defence
The troops were in an offensive position.
Synonyms
attacking,
threatening,
aggressive,
striking,
hostile,
invading,
combative
in the sense of pugnacious
Definition
ready and eager to fight
He was in a pugnacious mood when he spoke to us.
Synonyms
aggressive,
contentious,
irritable,
belligerent,
combative,
petulant,
antagonistic,
argumentative,
bellicose,
irascible,
quarrelsome,
hot-tempered,
choleric,
disputatious,
aggro (Australian, New Zealand),
aggers (Australian, slang),
biffo (Australian, slang)
in the sense of quarrelsome
Definition
inclined to quarrel or disagree
a quarrelsome young man
Synonyms
argumentative,
belligerent,
pugnacious,
cross,
contentious,
irritable,
combative,
fractious,
petulant,
ill-tempered,
irascible,
cantankerous,
litigious,
querulous,
peevish,
choleric,
disputatious,
arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand),
cat-and-dog (informal)
in the sense of rasping
Both men sang in a deep raspy tone.
Synonyms
harsh,
rough,
hoarse,
gravelly,
jarring,
grating,
creaking,
husky,
croaking,
gruff,
croaky
in the sense of raucous
Definition
loud and harsh
the raucous cries of the sea-birds
Synonyms
harsh,
rough,
loud,
noisy,
grating,
strident,
rasping,
husky,
hoarse
in the sense of shrill
Definition
(of a sound) sharp and high-pitched
the shrill whistle of the engine
Synonyms
piercing,
high,
sharp,
acute,
piping,
penetrating,
screeching,
high-pitched,
ear-splitting,
ear-piercing
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