Antonyms for strident
ˈstraɪd ntstri·dent

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1. blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferousadjective

   conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

   "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"

   Antonyms:
   quiet, imploring, euphonous, pleading, beseeching, euphonious, hard

   Synonyms:
   instant, shrill, spirant, conspicuous, insistent, exigent, continuant, fricative, sibilant, blazing, clamant, blatant, vociferous, clamorous, raucous, crying

2. fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, stridentadjective

   of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

   Antonyms:
   pleading, quiet, euphonious, imploring, euphonous, beseeching, hard

   Synonyms:
   raucous, shrill, sibilant, fricative, clamorous, clamant, blatant, vociferous, continuant, spirant

3. strident, shrilladjective

   being sharply insistent on being heard

   "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"

   Antonyms:
   euphonous, quiet, beseeching, pleading, euphonious, hard, imploring

   Synonyms:
   raucous, shrill, sibilant, clamorous, clamant, blatant, sharp, vociferous, continuant, fricative, spirant

4. raucous, stridentadjective

   unpleasantly loud and harsh

   Antonyms:
   euphonious, pleading, imploring, beseeching, hard, quiet, euphonous

   Synonyms:
   raucous, sibilant, vociferous, shrill, fricative, clamorous, clamant, blatant, continuant, rowdy, spirant

How to use strident in a sentence?

1. Mark Meadows:

   If we wanted to stop the resolution, we could take a more strident position.

2. Jeremy Jacobs:

   There’s a lot of single-issue voters in the Republican Party on this issue, and on the other side, abortion, the idea of big tents for parties, I think, is very important. And right now it’s very strident both ways, and I just don’t think that’s good.

3. Magnus Taylor:

   Uganda has seen increased levels of authoritarianism in the last decade, this has come in waves, most evident during election period when a generally strident opposition has clashed against the President's anti-democratic tendencies.

4. Tim Dixon:

   There's a tremendous anxiety about the division and a sense with the majority of people that their voice isn't being heard, that it's these strident, hateful, often uncompromising us versus them voices.

5. Sharon Gold:

   Throw out an alarming alarm clock. If the ring is loud and strident, you're waking up to instant stress. You shouldn't be bullied out of bed, just reminded that it's time to start your day.

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