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cacophonous

(kəkɒfənəs)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe a mixture of sounds as cacophonous, you mean that they are loud and unpleasant.
...the cacophonous beat of pop music.
Synonyms: discordant, harsh, jarring, grating More Synonyms of cacophonous

cacophonous in British English

(kəˈkɒfənəs), cacophonic (ˌkækəˈfɒnɪk), cacophonical (ˌkækəˈfɒnɪkəl) or cacophonious (ˌkækəˈfəʊnɪəs)
adjective
jarring in sound; discordant; harsh
Derived forms
cacophonously (caˈcophonously) or cacophonically (ˌcacoˈphonically)
adverb

Examples of 'cacophonous' in a sentence
cacophonous

Where the whole cacophonous coyote-ogre circus froze into silence, suddenly aware it was not alone.
Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
(adjective) 
screaming guitars and cacophonous vocals
Synonyms
discordant
They produced a discordant sound.
harsh
He gave a loud, harsh laugh.
jarring
a jarring, nasal voice
grating
I can't stand that grating voice of his.
raucous
the raucous cries of the sea-birds
strident
She tried to laugh, and the sound was harsh and strident.
dissonant
Guitarists kept strumming wildly dissonant chords.
inharmonious

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dissonant
Guitarists kept strumming wildly dissonant chords.
Synonyms
discordant,
harsh,
jarring,
grating,
raucous,
strident,
jangling,
out of tune,
tuneless,
cacophonous,
inharmonious,
unmelodious
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 harsh
Definition
(of sounds) unpleasant and grating
He gave a loud, harsh laugh.
Synonyms
raucous,
rough,
jarring,
grating,
strident,
rasping,
discordant,
croaking,
guttural,
dissonant,
unmelodious

Nearby words of
cacophonous

  • cache
  • cachet
  • cackle
  • cacophonous
  • cacophony
  • cad
  • cadaverous

Synonyms of 'cacophonous'

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