NOISY Synonyms: 176 Similar and Opposite Words

noisy

adjective

ˈnȯi-zē

as in discordant

making loud, confused, and usually unharmonious sounds the noisy crowd marched up the street, shouting ever louder as they approached the palace

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as in buzzing

full of or characterized by the presence of noise the crowded auditorium was noisy, packed with excited theatergoers eager for the show to start the manufacturing plant was a decidedly noisy place, so we wore ear protection while we toured it

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as in loud

excessively showy the wallpaper was far too noisy for what was supposed to be a restful bedroom

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as in noticeable

likely to attract attention the movie had been preceded by months of noisy hype, only to die a quick death at the box office

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Recent Examples of noisy Such conflicts rarely work themselves out, and can often escalate to vindictive and even fatal ends (my partner once had his car’s brake lines cut by the guy next door, who was illegally operating a noisy auto-repair shop out of his garage). —

Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025 Hike in groups: A group is noisier and smellier, the National Park Service said. —

Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025 Macron confirmed that the Mona Lisa, now displayed behind protective glass and often subject to overcrowded and noisy queues of visitors, will be moved to a specially dedicated room. —

Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 The government has curtailed non-official celebrations, with major cities outlawing the noisy firecrackers that once reverberated around Beijing and left some blocks enshrouded in smoke. —

Ken Moritsugu, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for noisy

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Over a pleasantly discordant score of dreamy electronic chords and twanging banjos, Matthew finds pencil marks charting his growth as a child while these parents fuss over their own new baby.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The film’s score is, by turns, delicate and bold, flowing and discordant, unrepentantly experimental, and an echo of the grandeur of Hollywood.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025