cacophonous
6 synonyms and 1 antonym for cacophonous, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Full of harsh, unpleasant sounds that clash together.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
euphonious
Etymology
An adapted borrowing of Ancient Greek κακόφωνος (kakóphōnos) with -ous added, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) and -φωνος (-phōnos, “sounding”). Read as its surface parts, it is caco- + -phonous.
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