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Synonyms 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"

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

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

  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')

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

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

  3. strident, shrilladjective

    being sharply insistent on being heard

    "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"

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

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

  4. raucous, stridentadjective

    unpleasantly loud and harsh

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

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database2.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "strident":

    shrill

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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. Magnus Ranstorp:

    The sectarian tensions in the Middle East are mirrored in our cities in Europe, there is more strident activism in Muslim communities.

  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. Magnus Ranstorp:

    There is more strident activism in Muslim communities.

  5. 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.


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