loud
adjective
ˈlau̇d 
1
a
: marked by intensity or volume of sound
loud music
b
: producing a loud sound
the marten was loud beside them
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: clamorous, noisy
a loud crowd of people
3
: obtrusive or offensive in appearance or smell : obnoxious
the loudest pinstripe suit in history John O'Reilly
John O'Reilly loud adverb
loudly adverb
Synonyms
- blaring
- blasting
- booming
- clamorous
- clangorous
- deafening
- earsplitting
- piercing
- plangent
- resounding
- ringing
- roaring
- slam-bang
- sonorous
- stentorian
- thundering
- thunderous
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Example Sentences
She complained in a loud voice. “Is the television loud enough?” “It's too loud!” He's known for being loud and aggressive.
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Peter Flax, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2022 Darvas has leaned into Hunter’s love for horror, so there’s an often-frantic pacing to the storytelling and a lot of shouting and loud noises. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 As Avila lay motionless, unable to speak loud enough to be heard, some of her students nudged and shook her. Acacia Coronado, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 Street style photographers made careers out of spotting the most outrageous looks outside global fashion weeks, making people dress to their own tune, if albeit loud one, in order to guarantee a snap. Frances Solá-santiago, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2022 It’s a proudly loud metal concert in the Rammstein tradition, generating noise complaints from as far as 11 miles away. Tristram Lozaw, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 Nestled between old auto shops on Florida Avenue, Rooster & the Till is a charmingly loud and busy modern American restaurant. Annalise Mabe, Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2022 The hope is that the loud, potentially distracting ruckus will prepare the Bearcats for the chaotic scene that is expected to greet them Saturday in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2022 However, the machine received low marks from our testers for slow output, taking over 10 minutes to create nine cubes, and for having an excessively loud fan. Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hlūd; akin to Old High German hlūt loud, Latin inclutus famous, Greek klytos, Sanskrit śṛṇoti he hears
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing loud
Kids Definition
loud 1 of 2
adjective
ˈlau̇d
louder; loudest
1
: not low, soft, or quiet in sound : noisy
loud music
2
: not quiet or calm in expression
a loud complaint
3
: too bright or showy to be pleasing
loud clothes
loud
2 of 2adverb
: in a loud manner
Don't talk so loud!
loud 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in deafening
marked by a high volume of sound loud music that could be heard all over the neighborhood Synonyms & Similar Words
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- deafening
- roaring
- ringing
- noisy
- thunderous
- shrill
- thundering
- piercing
- blasting
- earsplitting
- blaring
- booming
- sonorous
- clamorous
- stentorian
- resounding
- raucous
- plangent
- vociferous
- clangorous
- harsh
- brazen
- slam-bang
- obstreperous
- strident
- discordant
- squealing
- overloud
- grating
- rip-roaring
- dinning
- sharp
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- soft
- quiet
- low
- silent
- gentle
- dead
- muffled
- peaceful
- calm
- still
- serene
- soothing
- muted
- tranquil
- dreamy
- hushed
- restful
- ultraquiet
- stilly
- toned (down)
- softened
2
as in noisy
excessively showy his loud Hawaiian shirt made his face look especially pale Synonyms & Similar Words
- noisy
- flaring
- excessive
- gaudy
- flamboyant
- flashy
- garish
- extravagant
- ostentatious
- ornate
- glitzy
- splashy
- fancy
- swank
- bright
- swanky
- razzle-dazzle
- glaring
- overwrought
- pretentious
- blaring
- overdone
- fulsome
- baroque
- hammy
- spectacular
- over-the-top
- vulgar
- snazzy
- glittery
- florid
- tacky
- tawdry
- lurid
- bedizened
- inelegant
- overbright
- tasteless
- zooty
- graceless
- tinselly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- quiet
- conservative
- appropriate
- understated
- muted
- proper
- subdued
- fitting
- inconspicuous
- restrained
- unobtrusive
- unflashy
- unflamboyant
- elegant
- toned (down)
- graceful
- simple
- tasteful
- plain
- modest
- unpretentious
loud
2 of 2adverb
as in loudly
Synonyms & Similar Words
- loudly
- flamboyantly
- ostentatiously
- garishly
- gaudily
- colorfully
- flashily
- strikingly
- brilliantly
- spectacularly
- bravely
- gayly
- brightly
- richly
- gorgeously
- ornately
- gaily
- splendidly
- conspicuously
- swankily
- smartly
- neatly
- fancily
- dapperly
- luridly
- pertly
- dashingly
- nattily
- shockingly
- spiffily
- jazzily
- gallantly
- snappily
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dully
- quietly
- boringly
- inconspicuously
- unobtrusively
- drably
- plainly
- demurely
- unpretentiously
- simply
- modestly
- conservatively
- severely
- colorlessly
- somberly
- chastely
- bleakly
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of loud are earsplitting, raucous, stentorian, and strident. While all these words mean "marked by intensity or volume of sound," loud applies to any volume above normal and may suggest undue vehemence or obtrusiveness.
loud shouts of protest
In some situations, the words earsplitting and loud are roughly equivalent. However, earsplitting implies loudness that is physically discomforting.
the earsplitting sound of a siren
The synonyms raucous and loud are sometimes interchangeable, but raucous implies a loud harsh grating tone, especially of voice, and may suggest rowdiness.
the raucous shouts of drunken revelers
The meanings of stentorian and loud largely overlap; however, stentorian implies great power and range.
an actor with a stentorian voice
Although the words strident and loud have much in common, strident implies a rasping discordant but insistent quality, especially of voice.
the strident voices of hecklers
Phrases Containing loud
- Sterling Heights
- sterlinger
- sterlingest
- sterlingly
- sterlingness
- sterlingnesses
- sterlings
- Sterlitamak
- stern
- stern board
- stern boat
- stern chase
- stern chaser
- stern fast
- stern frame
- stern gallery
- stern hook
- stern knee
- stern light
- stern line
- stern national monument
- stern sheets
- stern tube
- stern walk
- stern wave