Thesaurus-Artikel: loud

These words refer to sounds whose volume is above normal, or to people or things that make those sounds.

The most common word for this is loud. Loud usually implies that the sounds being made are distracting or annoying.

The opposite of loud is quiet.

For more opposites of loud, see the article at quiet.

An alternative to loud is noisy. Noisy implies that the sounds being made are annoying.

If something is extremely loud, you can use the words deafening or thunderous. These words can be used when the sound is so loud that it hurts your ears.

A loud and sudden sound can be called explosive.

A sound that is loud, unpleasant, and high can be described as piercing, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, or shrill. A sound that is loud and low can be described as booming.

If a television, radio, etc. is playing as loud as possible, you can say it is at or on full blast.