as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the cacophony of a pet store full of animals
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Recent Examples of cacophony
Up front, the gunshots were not immediately distinguishable in the cacophony.
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Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
However, Judge gets why fans aren’t crazy about Yankee Stadium’s constant cacophony and blaring volume.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Birdsong was the primary soundtrack, and the tourist cacophony of the Centro Storico, which is less than two miles away, felt very distant.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Instead, Kahan occupies a funny spot in the pop-music cosmos—music for people who own too much performance fleece to embrace the bombast of Taylor Swift but aren’t quite feral enough for the cacophony of Geese.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
However, Judge gets why fans aren’t crazy about Yankee Stadium’s constant cacophony and blaring volume.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Birdsong was the primary soundtrack, and the tourist cacophony of the Centro Storico, which is less than two miles away, felt very distant.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Instead, Kahan occupies a funny spot in the pop-music cosmos—music for people who own too much performance fleece to embrace the bombast of Taylor Swift but aren’t quite feral enough for the cacophony of Geese.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cacophony
Noun
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Thousands of fans were outside the Bell Centre watching the game, and the 20,962 fans filled the arena with ear-splitting noise before puck drop.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Write it down, step back from noise, and let the truth settle.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Schwarber walked, and Harper followed with his 11th homer of the season, a monster shot that made the significant chunk of the PNC Park crowd who made the five-hour drive across the state roar with approval.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Lee slid in safely with a head-first slide to tie the game at two apiece, letting out a cathartic roar towards his dugout from his knees.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The seeds are loose and clatter around inside the pods, giving baptisia the name rattleweed, as children once used the seedpods as rattles.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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With dresses and intimate wear for women; jewelry; personal care products; men’s wallets; baby swaddles, stuffies, rattles and teething toys; dog leashes, collars and toys; greeting cards and a wide range of home decor, the store is drawing people in.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There is chatter that Otto at least attempted to die by suicide.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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So, yes, there likely will be chatter in that regard should the Cavaliers fall short with their current build.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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“Cacophony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cacophony. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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