Antonyms for loud
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : loud |
| Phonetic Transcription : laÊŠd |
Definition of loud
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
- He hates to go, but he says it's his duty; the call is so loud.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- "Look at the way that foundation's put in," said the old man in a loud voice.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- I was just ready, when we heard a loud knocking and ringing at the street door.
- Extract from : « To be Read at Dusk » by Charles Dickens
- We reached it before sunset, and were received with loud cheers.
- Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
- You needn't talk quite so loud; it won't hurt her to get a bit of rest.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Her voice was little more than a whisper, but it was loud in the listener's heart.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- "He's thinking of that woman," he cried out, in a loud voice.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- From the bar came the jingle of glasses and loud, cheerful conversation.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Do not speak so loud, for fear of splitting open the head of Mr. Argan.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- A loud noise which reverberated under the arches made her tremble.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for loud
- big
- blatant
- blustering
- boisterous
- booming
- brash
- brassy
- brazen
- cacophonous
- chintzy
- clamorous
- coarse
- crashing
- crass
- crude
- deafening
- deep
- ear-piercing
- ear-splitting
- emphatic
- flamboyant
- flashy
- forte
- full
- full-mouthed
- fulminating
- garish
- glaring
- gross
- heavy
- high-sounding
- intense
- loud-voiced
- lurid
- lusty
- meretricious
- obnoxious
- obstreperous
- obtrusive
- ostentatious
- pealing
- piercing
- powerful
- rambunctious
- raucous
- resonant
- resounding
- ringing
- roaring
- rowdy
- rude
- showy
- sonorous
- stentorian
- strident
- strong
- tasteless
- tawdry
- thundering
- tumultuous
- turbulent
- turned up
- uproarious
- vehement
- vociferous
- vulgar
- wakes the dead
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