Antonyms for louder
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : loud |
| Phonetic Transcription : laÊŠd |
Definition of louder
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
- She heard him speaking in a voice not louder than a whisper, rapid, distinct.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- It was no louder than a whisper from without—the creak of a board.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- A hinge creaked, but it was no louder than the rustle of silk against silk.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- At last it came again, louder than before, but equally confused.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Louder yet, Vengeance, with a little oath or so added, and yet it will hardly bring her.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- Louder, Vengeance, much louder, and still she will scarcely hear thee.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- There was a sound in the bushes above me—a louder sound and a rush.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- Louder sounded the footsteps, plainer the voices of the redcoats.
- Extract from : « The Dare Boys of 1776 » by Stephen Angus Cox
- I called—louder—and louder yet; but there was no response, and I knew I was alone.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- The close was lost in a louder peal of thunder than had yet burst.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
Synonyms for louder
- 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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