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loud
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- pronunciation:
- laUd
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
louder, loudest |
| definition 1: |
of sound, having an elevated volume; easily heard.
a loud crash- synonyms:
- clamorous, noisy
- antonyms:
- low, quiet, soft
- similar words:
- crashing, earsplitting, forte, fortissimo, harsh, pealing, piercing, plangent, raucous, resounding, roaring, sonorous, stentorian, thunderous
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| definition 2: |
producing such an elevated volume of sound.
a loud motor- synonyms:
- blaring, noisy
- antonyms:
- quiet, small, weak
- similar words:
- bawling, boisterous, clamorous, earsplitting, howling, loudmouthed, obstreperous, pealing, piercing, raucous, roaring, screaming, thunderous, whining
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| definition 3: |
noisy, vociferous, or intrusively audible.
a loud argument- synonyms:
- clamorous, noisy, vociferous
- antonyms:
- quiet, soft
- similar words:
- earsplitting, jarring, raucous, stentorian
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| definition 4: |
persistent and emphatic.
loud claims of innocence- synonyms:
- clamorous, emphatic, vociferous
- similar words:
- assertive, fulminatory, insistent, vocal
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| definition 5: |
tastelessly bright in color; flashy.
a loud jacket- synonyms:
- flashy, garish, gaudy, glaring
- antonyms:
- sober, tasteful
- similar words:
- bold, brassy, outlandish, showy, tasteless, vulgar, wild
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| related words: |
audible, colorful, gay, meretricious, rowdy, tawdry |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
louder, loudest |
| definition: |
in a loud way; loudly.
He shouted louder.- synonyms:
- noisily
- antonyms:
- quietly, softly
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| derivations: |
loudly (adv.), loudness (n.) |
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