unvocal

adjective

ˌən-ˈvō-kəl How to pronounce unvocal (audio)
Definition of unvocalnext
as in shrill
marked by or producing a harsh combination of sounds the nursery full of crying toddlers made a most unvocal din

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unvocal
  1. shrill
  2. noisy
  3. unpleasant
  4. metallic
  5. unmusical
  6. dissonant
Adjective
  • Alecia lets out a shrill whistle and the shadowy figures of our campmates stand up around the fire, applauding.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Like, watched it all the way through from the shrill opening filled with obnoxious kids to the leadenly staged slapstick climax?
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of shrill
Adjective
  • His personal airplane, a noisy 727, is banned from takeoff and landing between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The screen rolls out from underneath the keyboard, with a noisy motor taking a few seconds to turn the device into a laptop with a very tall display.
    Barry Collins, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of noisy
Adjective
  • Still, with a budget deficit looming next year and a mayor whose preferred mode of dealing with unpleasant fiscal realities is to hike taxes, revenue grabs like congestion pricing are always on the table.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • These moisturizing and soothing ingredients can mitigate some unpleasant initial effects of retinol like flaking and redness.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of unpleasant
Adjective
  • Rhinestone and crystal embellishments and metallic foils help deliver the futuristic vibe.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Her metallic lace Louis Vuitton gown featured a flared skirt and exaggerated hips.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of metallic
Adjective
  • Those songs remind Omara of real people and real events, political interludes whose senselessness and brutality have left unmusical lacunae in her life.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
  • His parents were unmusical Russian-Jewish immigrants who ran various businesses with mixed success.
    The Economist, The Economist, 3 Oct. 2019
Definition of unmusical
Adjective
  • These songs all have a beautiful sadness to them and have a pop mentality, but there is always something dissonant or tense about them at times, musically.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Relationships between objects are often obscure, dissonant.
    Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of dissonant
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Thesaurus Entries Near unvocal

unviable

unvocal

unvoiced

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