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Hoarse synonyms and antonyms

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rough
Stormy; tempestuous
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uneven
Not smooth or level:
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thick
Hard to hear or understand, as from being husky or slurred:
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loud (related)
(Of clothing, decorations, etc.) Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.
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stridulous
Relating to or characterized by stridor.
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phonasthenia
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tremulous (related)
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harsh
Unpleasant, uncomfortable, or hostile to survival:
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shrill (related)
Characterized or accompanied by shrill sounds
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discordant
The definition of discordant is a type of sound that clashes with the tone of the music being played.
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gruff
Hoarse; harsh:
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strident
Harsh-sounding; shrill; grating
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husky
Hoarse or rough in quality:
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throaty
(Of a sound) produced in the throat; especially such a sound which is rough or coarse.
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growling
Producing a growl.
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cracked
Broken so that fissures appear on the surface:
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ragged
Harsh; strident
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guttural
Of or relating to the throat.
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gravelly
Of, full of, or covered with rock fragments or pebbles:
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dry
Not producing a liquid substance that is normally produced:
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piercing
Trenchant; incisive:
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whispering
Associated with whispers
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blatant
(Usage Problem) Totally or offensively conspicuous or obtrusive:
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breathy
Accompanied by audible breathing.
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absonant
(Now rare) Discordant; harsh; contrary; unreasonable. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
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indistinct
Difficult to understand or make out:
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unmusical
Not musical: unmelodic.
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raspy
Easily irritated
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raucous
Hoarse; rough-sounding
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raw
Recently finished; fresh:
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scratchy
Making a harsh scratching noise:
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hoarseness
The quality of being hoarse; of having a dry harsh voice.
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raucity
Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness.
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stridency
The quality of being strident.
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stridor
A harsh, shrill, unpleasant noise.
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stridulation
A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.
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mellow (antonym)
Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
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soft (antonym)
Not stern; lenient:
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soothing (antonym)
Freeing from fear or anxiety.
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smooth (antonym)
Having a fine texture:
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croaky
(Of a sound) Like that of a frog
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grating
(Typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant
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jarring
That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
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sounds (related)
Low and grating in sound
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barely audible (related)
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muffle (related)
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hoarsely (related)
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growl (related)
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plaintive (related)
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yelp (related)
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pure (antonym)
(Linguistics) Articulated with a single unchanging speech sound; monophthongal:
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croaking
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squawking
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sweet (antonym)
Not having a salty taste.
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mellifluous (antonym)
Having a pleasant and fluid sound:
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squawky
Making squawking sounds.
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shrilly (related)
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high-pitched (related)
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  • His face was red, his voice hoarse from shouting.

  • She screamed until she was hoarse, shaking in the chilled air.

  • From the host's room came the sounds of a child crying, the despairing sobs of a woman, and the hoarse angry shouting of Ferapontov.

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