Shrill synonyms and antonyms
shrĭl
Category:
Part of speech:
To utter with a screech
(UK, slang) Good.
To make a loud, sharp, piercing cry or sound, as certain animals, or a person in terror, pain, or laughter; screech
faint (antonym)
Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
Cutting; sharp
calliopean
Of or relating to Calliope
Of crustaceans
An abnormally small person, often having limbs and features atypically proportioned or formed.
The definition of keen is something sharp or intense.
Characterized by such production of sounds
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Elevated in pitch
Sharp means having a point or edge that is good for cutting or a sudden change.
Harsh-sounding; shrill; grating
stridulous
Relating to or characterized by stridor.
High-pitched; shrill.
The definition of vivid is something that is bright, intense or full of life.
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Lofty; exalted
high (related)
Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second:
Rarefied, as air at high altitudes
Acute is defined as something that is very serious, severe or extreme.
highpitched
Elevated in pitch
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Producing sound of high volume and intensity:
The definition of noisy is a loud person, thing or activity.
Having or showing keen intelligence, perception, or judgment
Characterized by the music of the “peaceful” pipe rather than of the “warlike” drums, trumpets, etc.; hence, peaceful or tranquil
shrilly (related)
Loud and shrill enough to hurt the ears:
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clangorous
Making a clangor.
(Public health) serodiscordant
The definition of cacophonus is having a harsh or annoying sound.
soft (antonym)
Having low dissolved mineral content:
low (antonym)
Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale:
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A short, shrill sound
shrillness
(Countable) The result or product of being shrill.
stridor
(Medicine) A high-pitched sound heard on inspiration resulting from turbulent air flow in the upper airway usually indicative of serious airway obstruction.
To laugh loudly or hysterically
Pipe is defined as to move a substance through a hollow cylinder, or to make sound by blowing on a wind instrument with a hollow tube.
hoarse (related)
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plaintive (related)
wail (related)
muffle (related)
tremulous (related)
mournful (related)
querulous (related)
Harsh or rasping
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To screech or creak
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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