Shrill Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Shrill

harsh
Severe or cruel.
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screech
To utter with a screech
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shriek
To make a loud, sharp, piercing cry or sound, as certain animals, or a person in terror, pain, or laughter; screech
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sound
(UK, slang) Good.
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high-pitched
Lofty; exalted
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blaring
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pipe-up
(Rare) To call, awaken, or summon, as with a musical instrument.
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biting
Cutting; sharp
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calliopean
Of or relating to Calliope
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crustacean
Of crustaceans
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dwarf
An abnormally small person, often having limbs and features atypically proportioned or formed.
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keen
The definition of keen is something sharp or intense.
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nasal
Characterized by such production of sounds
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noisy
The definition of noisy is a loud person, thing or activity.
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seafood
Elevated in pitch
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sharp
Sharp means having a point or edge that is good for cutting or a sudden change.
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strident
Harsh-sounding; shrill; grating
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stridulous
Relating to or characterized by stridor.
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vivid
The definition of vivid is something that is bright, intense or full of life.
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high
Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second:
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deafening
Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss
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thin
Rarefied, as air at high altitudes
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blatant
Bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.
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highpitched
Elevated in pitch
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loud
Producing sound of high volume and intensity:
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treble
Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound.
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piercing
Causing pain, especially because of cold:
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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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acute
Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive:
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earsplitting
Loud and shrill enough to hurt the ears:
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clanging
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clangorous
Making a clangor.
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discordant
(Public health) serodiscordant
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cacophonous
The definition of cacophonus is having a harsh or annoying sound.
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shrieky
Inclined to shriek, or characterised by shrieks.
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scream
To laugh loudly or hysterically
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chirp
A short, shrill sound
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shrillness
(Countable) The result or product of being shrill.
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stridor
(Medicine) A high-pitched sound heard on inspiration resulting from turbulent air flow in the upper airway usually indicative of serious airway obstruction.
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pipe
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.
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metallic
Harsh or rasping
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screak
To screech or creak
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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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Antonyms for Shrill

faint
Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance.
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soft
Having low dissolved mineral content:
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low
Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale:
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Words Related to Shrill

sounds
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sound
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shrilly
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plaintive
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muffle
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tremulous
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mournful
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querulous
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hoarse
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wail
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Shrill Sentence Examples

  • Who gave orders? he said in his shrill, harsh voice.

  • Alarm calls are in the form of a shrill whistle.

  • If alarmed they utter a shrill loud whistle, and rush down the burrow, but reappear after a few minutes to see if the danger is past.

  • Even the kitten gave a dreadfully shrill scream and at the same time Jim the cab-horse neighed loudly.

  • Here, by the very corner of my field, still nearer to town, Zilpha, a colored woman, had her little house, where she spun linen for the townsfolk, making the Walden Woods ring with her shrill singing, for she had a loud and notable voice.

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