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Piercing synonyms

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deafening
Very loud
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  1. Very loud
  2. Extremely loud.
  3. Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss
earsplitting
Extremely loud, painfully loud.
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  1. Extremely loud, painfully loud.
  2. Loud and shrill enough to hurt the ears:
  3. So loud as to hurt the ears; deafening
sharp
Sudden and brilliant or dazzling:
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  1. Sudden and brilliant or dazzling:
  2. Strongly affecting the senses of smell and taste:
  3. Fierce or impetuous; violent:
boring
Uninteresting and tiresome; dull.
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  1. Uninteresting and tiresome; dull.
  2. For making holes
  3. Dull, tiresome, etc.
acute
Having an acute angle:
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  1. Having an acute angle:
  2. Extremely sharp or severe; intense:
  3. Narrowly pointed; sharp:
gnawing
(Of pain or hunger) severe or intense
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  1. (Of pain or hunger) severe or intense
lancinating
Characterized by a sensation of cutting, piercing, or stabbing.
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  1. Characterized by a sensation of cutting, piercing, or stabbing.
  2. (Especially of pain) Sharp, stabbing or piercing.
sharp
Strongly affecting the senses of smell and taste:
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  1. Strongly affecting the senses of smell and taste:
  2. Abrupt or acute:
  3. Fierce or impetuous; violent:
high
Advanced in development or complexity:
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  1. Advanced in development or complexity:
  2. Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second:
  3. (--- Informal) Excited or euphoric:
high-pitched
Showing intense feeling; agitated
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  1. Showing intense feeling; agitated
  2. Marked by or indicating intense emotion:
  3. High in pitch; shrill
piping
Characterized by the music of the “peaceful” pipe rather than of the “warlike” drums, trumpets, etc.; hence, peaceful or tranquil
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  1. Characterized by the music of the “peaceful” pipe rather than of the “warlike” drums, trumpets, etc.; hence, peaceful or tranquil
  2. Having a high-pitched sound:
  3. Sounding high and shrill
shrieky
Inclined to shriek, or characterised by shrieks.
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  1. Inclined to shriek, or characterised by shrieks.
shrill
Characterized or accompanied by shrill sounds
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  1. Characterized or accompanied by shrill sounds
  2. Producing a sharp, high-pitched tone or sound:
  3. Having or producing a high, thin, piercing tone; high-pitched
treble
High-pitched or shrill
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  1. High-pitched or shrill
  2. Threefold; triple
  3. (Music) Relating to or having the highest part, voice, or range.
acute
Afflicted by a disease exhibiting a rapid onset followed by a short, severe course:
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  1. Afflicted by a disease exhibiting a rapid onset followed by a short, severe course:
  2. Keenly perceptive or discerning:
  3. Shrill; high in pitch
Find another word for piercing. In this page you can discover 27 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for piercing, like: deafening, earsplitting, sharp, entering, boring, puncturing, loud, shrill, penetrating, acute and gnawing.

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  • It was the piercing screech of a siren.

  • His piercing gaze made her feel slightly ill.

  • Piercing mandibles, retracted within the head-capsule.

  • A light shined in her face, and she twisted, fear piercing her misery.

  • A'Ran straightened, his piercing gaze on her.

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