ADJECTIVE | all | loud | characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity |
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all | loud, brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy | tastelessly showy | |
all | loud, forte | used chiefly as a direction or description in music | |
ADVERB | all | loud, loudly, aloud | with relatively high volume |
Sounds | law'd | |
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Rhymes | aloud ... unbowed: 15 rhymes with awd... |
Meaning | Characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity. | |
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Attribute of | volume, loudness, intensity | The magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) |
Narrower | big | Loud and firm |
blaring, blasting | unpleasantly loud and penetrating | |
clarion | Loud and clear | |
deafening, earsplitting, thunderous, thundery | Loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss | |
earthshaking | Loud enough to shake the very earth | |
harsh-voiced | Having an unusually harsh sound | |
loud-mouthed | given to loud offensive talk / talk | |
loud-voiced | Having an unusually loud voice | |
shattering | seemingly loud enough to break something | |
shouted, yelled | In a vehement outcry | |
trumpet-like | resembling the sound of a trumpet | |
vocal | Full of the sound of voices | |
See also | audible, hearable | heard or perceptible by the ear |
noisy | Full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds | |
Opposite | soft | (of sound) relatively low in volume |
Spanish | fuerte | |
Catalan | alt, fort | |
Nouns | loudness | the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) |
Adverbs | loudly | with relatively high volume |
Meaning | tastelessly showy. | |
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Example | "loud sport shirts" | |
Synonyms | brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy | |
Broader | tasteless | lacking aesthetic or social taste |
Spanish | chillón, estridente, hortera, llamativo, vistoso, vulgar | |
Catalan | cridaner, estrident, llampant, vulgar | |
Nouns | loudness | tasteless showiness |
Meaning | Used chiefly as a direction or description in music. | |
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Synonym | forte | |
Narrower | fortemente | chiefly a direction or description in music |
fortissimo | chiefly a direction or description in music | |
Opposite | piano, soft | Used chiefly as a direction or description in music |
Spanish | alto, forte, fuerte | |
Nouns | loudness | the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) |
Meaning | With relatively high volume. | |
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Synonyms | loudly, aloud | |
Opposite | softly, quietly | With low volume |
Spanish | en voz alta, ruidosamente | |
Catalan | sorollosament |
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