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!
loudly
adverb
1
as in loud
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- loud
- ostentatiously
- flamboyantly
- garishly
- colorfully
- gaudily
- flashily
- bravely
- gayly
- gaily
- brilliantly
- brightly
- spectacularly
- strikingly
- conspicuously
- richly
- pertly
- ornately
- smartly
- splendidly
- gorgeously
- neatly
- swankily
- fancily
- luridly
- gallantly
- dapperly
- dashingly
- nattily
- spiffily
- snappily
- jazzily
- shockingly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- quietly
- dully
- unobtrusively
- inconspicuously
- demurely
- modestly
- boringly
- plainly
- chastely
- unpretentiously
- drably
- simply
- somberly
- conservatively
- severely
- colorlessly
- bleakly
2
as in noisily
Synonyms & Similar Words
- noisily
- vociferously
- boisterously
- lustily
- stridently
- uproariously
- blatantly
- thunderously
- resoundingly
- resonantly
- clearly
- clamorously
- distinctly
- mightily
- plainly
- vocally
- verbally
- aloud
- audibly
- perceptibly
- bloody murder
- discernibly
- distinguishably
- out loud
- out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- silently
- quietly
- soundlessly
- softly
- inaudibly
- faintly
- feebly
- voicelessly
- noiselessly
- low