Definition of strident
Adjectives
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
"strident demands"
- Synonyms:
- blatant, clamant, clamorous, vociferous
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noisy
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
- Synonyms:
- continuant, fricative, sibilant, spirant
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soft
(of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')
being sharply insistent on being heard
"strident demands"
- Synonyms:
- shrill
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imperative
requiring attention or action
unpleasantly loud and harsh
- Synonyms:
- raucous
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cacophonic, cacophonous
having an unpleasant sound
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