English adjective: strident | |||
1. | strident conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry | ||
Samples | Blatant radios. A clamorous uproar. Strident demands. A vociferous mob. | ||
Synonyms | blatant, clamant, clamorous, vociferous | ||
Similar | noisy | ||
Antonyms | quiet | ||
2. | strident of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') | ||
Synonyms | continuant, fricative, sibilant, spirant | ||
Similar | soft | ||
Antonyms | hard | ||
3. | strident being sharply insistent on being heard | ||
Samples | Strident demands. Shrill criticism. | ||
Synonyms | shrill | ||
Similar | imperative | ||
Antonyms | beseeching, imploring, pleading | ||
4. | strident unpleasantly loud and harsh | ||
Synonyms | raucous | ||
Similar | cacophonic, cacophonous | ||
Antonyms | euphonious, euphonous | ||