strident
adjective
Example Sentences
Matthew Lee, ajc, 2 Sep. 2022 As strident a competitor as tennis, or any sport, has seen, as rightly self-confident in her abilities as an athlete, Williams was not about to think of this whole exercise as merely a celebration of her career. Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 His complaint is 84 pages of strident arguments that Twitter’s substandard practices are linked to intentional malfeasance. Steven Levy, WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau of Poland, one of Russia’s most strident European critics, was also in Moscow on Tuesday to meet Lavrov, while Ukraine’s foreign minister hosted his Italian counterpart. Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2022 Better Markets, a financial watchdog group that has ranked among Mr. Powell’s most strident critics, said in a release following the announcement that the rules do not go far enough. New York Times, 21 Oct. 2021 That legislation failed in the US Senate, in large part due to strident opposition by Manchin, who has repeatedly criticized tax incentives for EVs. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 Aug. 2022 But in the 2010s, with the rise of the Tea Party and increasingly strident opposition to President Barack Obama, Republican political messaging around guns took on a harder edge. New York Times, 18 June 2022 She had been excited to see Hong Kong return to Chinese rule, but eventually soured on Beijing’s control of the city and became a strident critic in the legislature. Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 28 July 2022 See More Word History
Latin strident-, stridens, present participle of stridere, stridēre to make a harsh noise
circa 1656, in the meaning defined above
strident
adjective
Synonyms & Similar Words
- vocal
- outspoken
- screaming
- noisy
- blatant
- vociferous
- yelling
- nasal
- obstreperous
- piercing
- penetrating
- dissonant
- loudmouthed
- whistling
- howling
- cacophonous
- caterwauling
- noisy
- squawking
- sharp
- vociferating
- openmouthed
- yowling
- sonorous
- clamant
- brazen
- clamorous
- brassy
- yawping
- resounding
- clanging
- blaring
- booming
- whiny
- uproarious
- whining
- earsplitting
- yelping
- vociferant
- squealing
- shrieking
- yapping
- jangly
- discordant
- screeching
- yauping
- whiney
- rackety
- clangorous
- squeaky
- treble
- squeaking
- piping
- high-pitched
- dinning
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- calm
- silent
- hushed
- quiet
- muffled
- muted
- still
- softened
- noiseless
- soundless
- toned (down)
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of strident are blatant, boisterous, clamorous, obstreperous, and vociferous. While all these words mean "so loud or insistent as to compel attention," strident suggests harsh and discordant noise.
The words blatant and strident are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, blatant implies an offensive bellowing or insensitive loudness.
While the synonyms boisterous and strident are close in meaning, boisterous suggests a noisiness and turbulence due to high spirits.
The meanings of clamorous and strident largely overlap; however, clamorous may imply insistency as well as vociferousness in demanding or protesting.
Although the words obstreperous and strident have much in common, obstreperous suggests unruly and aggressive noisiness and resistance to restraint.
The synonyms vociferous and strident are sometimes interchangeable, but vociferous implies a vehement shouting or calling out.