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

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1. List of paraphrases for "strident":

   shrill

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1. Giacomo Puccini:

   Cold calculation, random spots of color, mathematically exact construction (clearly shown or concealed), drawing that is now silent and now strident.... Is this not form?”

2. 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.

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. Donald Trump:

   It's one thing to be like a very tough guy -- we're all tough people -- but you've got to be able to get along a little bit with people. You can't be so strident, he can debate, but he can't talk.

5. Magnus Ranstorp:

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