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as in deafening
marked by a high volume of sound
loud music that could be heard all over the neighborhood
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2
as in noisy
excessively showy
his loud Hawaiian shirt made his face look especially pale
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Recent Examples of loud
Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
But there were no loud gasps or terrified screams during the screening.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
With the moon in your sign, emotions are heightened, and external pressures feel extra loud.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The onset of mating season this spring has escalated tensions, with the males’ loud early morning mating calls particularly aggravating residents.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
But there were no loud gasps or terrified screams during the screening.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Adverb
Our main purpose is to make those voices loud.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
With the moon in your sign, emotions are heightened, and external pressures feel extra loud.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loud
Adjective
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That doesn’t mean the Avs can’t enjoy themselves, feel pride in an accomplishment or revel in the deafening roar when MacKinnon fired the perfect shot at the perfect time.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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Records say the sound created a deafening roar across Copenhagen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Remember that’s with a couple of wars going on and a bunch of noisy macros.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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In a market this noisy, the founders who win are not the ones who react to every new model release or competitor announcement.—
Harlem Capital,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Adverb
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For instance, many partners have small gripes or annoyances with habits that are annoying at worst, but far from an outright red flag — like a partner that chews somewhat loudly, leaves cabinet doors open or hums constantly while working.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Festivities kicked off with a trailer narrated by Uma Thurman (objectively cool), and a handful of mostly uncompetitive undercard bouts (save the always game and bloodied Nate Diaz), the crowd loudly booing MVP promoter Jake Paul at his own event, and the graphic getting Rousey’s age wrong.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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There is performance and rage, humor and babies, bell ringing and escape rooms.—
Erica Firpo,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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Hana liked it enough to take some home, which in the Test Kitchen is a ringing endorsement!—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Egerton, by contrast, gets to grandstand a bit more flamboyantly.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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Across medieval Europe, aristocrats repeatedly set off fashion fads and scandals by wearing poulaines, shoes whose flamboyantly elongated pointed toes could stretch far beyond the natural length of their feet.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Highlights there included The Bear actor Matty Matheson’s hardcore outfit Pigpen, which saw the Canadian chef/singer eschew his comical persona for a restless and roaring performance; and L.A.’s Health, whose industrial-tinged metal was both ethereal and clamorous.—
Lina Lecaro,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rudy Gobert and a roaring, black-out playoff crowd towered over him.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Bryan Fuller’s expressionistic procedural is ostentatiously gruesome, yes, but the increasingly disturbing interplay between Will and Hannibal — cat and mouse, will-they/won’t they — is a full course meal on its own.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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In her closet were seven Ungaros, three Rykiels, a Kamali bathing suit and a Kamali sleeping-bag coat, five Kenzo dresses, two pieces from the Ballets Russes collection of Saint Laurent—all of which were trades or payments in kind, none of them mothballed, but instead worn ostentatiously and often.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Asked to expound on his near brush with death, Refn eventually broke down and cried, triggering a thunderous applause in the press conference.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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Millions of gallons of water cascading over the falls every second, filling the air with a thunderous roar, a dazzling white curtain sending plumes of billowing mist that can be seen for miles around.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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“Loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loud. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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