Antonyms for loudest

Grammar : Adj

Spell : loud

Phonetic Transcription : laʊd

Definition of loudest

Origin : Old English hlud "noisy, making noise, sonorous," from West Germanic *khluthaz "heard" (cf. Old Frisian and Old Saxon hlud, Middle Dutch luut, Dutch luid, Old High German hlut, German laut "loud"), from PIE past participle *klutos- (cf. Sanskrit srutah, Greek klytos "heard of, celebrated," Armenian lu "known," Welsh clod "praise"), from root *kleu- "to hear" (see listen).
Application to colors first recorded 1849. The adverb is from Old English hlude, from Proto-Germanic *khludai (cf. Dutch luid, German laut). Paired with clear since at least c.1650.

adj blaring, noisy
adj offensive, gaudy

Example sentences :

It is he who cries the loudest when things go wrong; and I never cry.
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

"The only thing that's swell about him is his head," said Pee-wee in his loudest voice.
Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh

I am not sure that the deepest loyalty is accompanied by the loudest curses.
Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby

We all laughed together, as if trying to see which of us could laugh the loudest.
Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine

A few, and these the loudest, were swashbucklers and cutpurses.
Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill

Then the tuning coil is adjusted until the signals are loudest.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America

And in loudest tones he roared throughout the room his message.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various

So the tall boy raised his voice and shouted in his loudest key.
Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas

It is not the clock that strikes the loudest that keeps the best time.
Extract from : « Dollars and Sense » by Col. Wm. C. Hunter

If we get into this squabble you'll find them cheering the loudest and waving the most flags.
Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

Synonyms for loudest

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