clangorous

adjective

Definition of clangorousnext
1
as in noisy
full of or characterized by the presence of noise grew up in a clangorous but warmhearted household

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2
as in discordant
making loud, confused, and usually unharmonious sounds the teen's clangorous efforts to learn to play the drums

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3
as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound a clangorous sheet metal factory

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clangorous
  1. noisy
  2. loud
  3. deafening
  4. ringing
Adjective
  • In today’s noisy landscape, initial efforts to get a fledgling client noticed may fall short.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Positive energy Bears wide receiver DJ Moore looked around a noisy Friday afternoon locker room when asked how the team has handled the recent coaching changes.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of noisy
Adjective
  • The result has been a film rollout that at times feels louder than the film itself.
    New York Times, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • And that’s the fine line developers and studio heads have to walk in the face of this newer, meaner, louder movement against diversity in the industry: whether or not to acknowledge its existence.
    Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of loud
Adjective
  • Zoom out: While these protests may be vociferous, there's an equally deafening volume of grievances the SEC sees.
    Hope King, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
  • McBride’s defense turned into offense that later induced more deafening pops from The Garden crowd.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2024
Definition of deafening
Adjective
  • His ringing, carefree laugh mixed with soaring rhetoric about democracy, working families and hope.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Frey’s slow strumming and ringing, open chords add a country feel to what is, at its essence, an R&B waltz, and Meisner’s walking bass line summons a bluegrass feel.
    Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
Definition of ringing
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“Clangorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clangorous. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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