Word forms: comparative noisier, superlative noisiest
1. adjective
A noisy person or thing makes a lot of loud or unpleasant noise.
...my noisy old typewriter.
His daughter was very active and noisy in the mornings.
noisilyadverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective]
The students on the grass bank cheered noisily.
She sat by the window, noisily gulping her morning coffee.
2. adjective
A noisy place is full of a lot of loud or unpleasant noise.
It's a noisy place with film clips showing constantly on one of the cafe's giantscreens.
The baggage hall was crowded and noisy.
3. adjective
If you describe someone as noisy, you are critical of them for trying to attract attention to their views by frequently and forcefully discussing them.
[disapproval]
It might, at last, silence the small but noisy intellectual clique.
More Synonyms of noisy
noisy in British English
(ˈnɔɪzɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: noisier or noisiest
1.
making a loud or constant noise
2.
full of or characterized by noise
Derived forms
noisily (ˈnoisily)
adverb
noisiness (ˈnoisiness)
noun
noisy in American English
(ˈnɔɪzi)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈnoisier or ˈnoisiest
1.
making, or accompanied by, noise
2.
making more sound than is expected or customary
3.
full of noise; clamorous
the noisy city
Derived forms
noisily (ˈnoisily)
adverb
noisiness (ˈnoisiness)
noun
Examples of 'noisy' in a sentence
noisy
Your home is now full of noisy builders, but your mind is at rest about your insurance.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Many blame noisy neighbours for disturbing the peace, with a quarter of those polled moving house to get away from them.
The Sun (2016)
The trees are full of noisy magpie families.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We met in a crowded and very noisy room at a buffet lunch.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The noisy neighbours are causing a deafening din.
The Sun (2011)
We are surrounded by noisy places in which to have fun.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The streets are full of noisy protesters.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His friend nodded towards the crowded and noisy terrace of the café.
Fitch, Noel Riley Hemingway in Paris - Parisian walks for the literary traveller (1989)
Or perhaps it was just noisy at our place.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We met for a drink and then went to his hotel room because the bar was too noisy for talking.
The Sun (2015)
It was noisy in that bar.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Things are different indeed, in the city of the noisy neighbours.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It wasn't anything particularly loud or noisy that he was playing.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We'll have a full house and a noisy crowd behind us.
The Sun (2010)
Tonight we will drive away from the noisy city and make our way to a quiet lake in Wisconsin.
Christianity Today (2000)
There follows a cross country chase across the plains, with a fleet of police cars in noisy pursuit.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The number of complaints received by environmental health officers about noisy neighbours shot up by nearly 40 per cent last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Cue a lot of noisy (and quite exciting) mayhem.
The Sun (2008)
You're happy to accept you can't always be loud and noisy.
The Sun (2015)
In other languages
noisy
British English: noisy /ˈnɔɪzɪ/ ADJECTIVE
Someone or something that is noisy makes a lot of loud or unpleasant noise.
...my noisy old car.
American English: noisy
Arabic: كَثِيرُ الْضَوضَاءِ
Brazilian Portuguese: barulhento
Chinese: 吵杂的
Croatian: bučan
Czech: hlučný
Danish: larmende
Dutch: lawaaierig
European Spanish: ruidoso
Finnish: äänekäs
French: bruyant
German: laut
Greek: φασαριόζικος
Italian: rumoroso
Japanese: やかましい
Korean: 시끄러운
Norwegian: bråkete
Polish: hałaśliwy
European Portuguese: barulhento
Romanian: zgomotos
Russian: шумный
Latin American Spanish: ruidoso
Swedish: högljudd
Thai: เสียงดัง
Turkish: gürültülü
Ukrainian: шумний
Vietnamese: ồn ào
Chinese translation of 'noisy'
noisy
(ˈnɔɪzɪ)
adj
[people, machine]嘈杂(雜)的 (cáozá de)
[place]喧闹(鬧)的 (xuānnào de)
1 (adjective)
Definition
making a lot of noise
a noisy group of revellers
Synonyms
rowdy
He has complained about rowdy neighbours.
chattering
strident
She tried to laugh, and the sound was harsh and strident.
boisterous
a boisterous but good-natured crowd
vociferous
a vociferous opponent of government policy
riotous
a riotous mob of hooligans
uproarious
He had spent several uproarious evenings at the Embassy Club.
obstreperous
an awkward and obstreperous customer
clamorous
The clamorous din of voices filled the air.
Opposites
quiet
,
silent
,
subdued
2 (adjective)
Definition
making a lot of noise
It may be necessary to ask a neighbour to turn down noisy music.
Synonyms
loud
Suddenly there was a loud bang.
piercing
a piercing whistle
deafening
the deafening roar of fighter jets taking off
tumultuous
the tumultuous changes in Eastern Europe
ear-splitting
cacophonous
clamorous
Opposites
still
,
quiet
,
silent
,
hushed
,
tranquil
Additional synonyms
in the sense of boisterous
Definition
noisy and lively
a boisterous but good-natured crowd
Synonyms
unruly,
wild,
disorderly,
loud,
noisy,
wayward,
rowdy,
wilful,
riotous,
unrestrained,
rollicking,
impetuous,
rumbustious,
uproarious,
obstreperous,
clamorous
in the sense of clamorous
The clamorous din of voices filled the air.
Synonyms
noisy,
loud,
insistent,
deafening,
blaring,
strident,
tumultuous,
vociferous,
vehement,
riotous,
uproarious
in the sense of deafening
the deafening roar of fighter jets taking off
Synonyms
ear-splitting,
intense,
piercing,
ringing,
booming,
overpowering,
resounding,
dinning,
thunderous,
ear-piercing
Synonyms of 'noisy'
noisy
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of obstreperous
Definition
noisy and difficult to control
an awkward and obstreperous customer
Synonyms
unruly,
disorderly,
wild,
rough,
loud,
noisy,
out of control,
turbulent,
rampaging,
out of hand,
wayward,
rowdy,
raucous,
uncontrollable,
uncontrolled,
boisterous,
wilful,
lawless,
vociferous,
fractious,
riotous,
tempestuous,
unmanageable,
undisciplined,
stroppy (British, slang),
rip-roaring (informal),
mutinous,
ungovernable,
uproarious,
clamorous,
rambunctious (informal),
rackety,
insubordinate,
roistering,
roisterous
in the sense of piercing
a piercing whistle
Synonyms
penetrating,
sharp,
loud,
shattering,
shrill,
high-pitched,
ear-splitting
in the sense of riotous
Definition
unruly or rebellious
a riotous mob of hooligans
Synonyms
unruly,
violent,
disorderly,
rebellious,
rowdy,
anarchic,
tumultuous,
lawless,
mutinous,
ungovernable,
uproarious,
refractory,
insubordinate,
rampageous
in the sense of strident
Definition
(of a voice or sound) loud and harsh
She tried to laugh, and the sound was harsh and strident.
Synonyms
harsh,
jarring,
grating,
clashing,
screeching,
raucous,
shrill,
rasping,
jangling,
discordant,
clamorous,
unmusical,
stridulant,
stridulous
in the sense of tumultuous
Definition
exciting, confused, or turbulent
the tumultuous changes in Eastern Europe
Synonyms
turbulent,
exciting,
confused,
disturbed,
hectic,
stormy,
agitated
in the sense of uproarious
Definition
(of laughter) loud and boisterous
He had spent several uproarious evenings at the Embassy Club.