MELLIFLUOUSNESSES Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For MELLIFLUOUSNESSES
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| cacophonous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having an unpleasant sound | ||||||
| discordant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not in agreement or harmony adjective satellite • lacking in harmony | ||||||
| dissonant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved • lacking in harmony • not in accord | ||||||
| grating | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air • a frame of iron bars to hold a fire • optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum adjective satellite • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound | ||||||
| harsh | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles adjective satellite • unpleasantly stern • unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses • unkind or cruel or uncivil • severe • sharply disagreeable; rigorous | ||||||
| jarring | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • making or causing a harsh and irritating sound | ||||||
| rough | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • having or caused by an irregular surface • of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements • not shaped by cutting or trimming noun • the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short adverb • with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') • with rough motion as over a rough surface adjective satellite • (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse • not quite exact or correct • full of hardship or trials • violently agitated and turbulent • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound • ready and able to resort to force or violence • not carefully or expertly made • not perfected • unpleasantly stern • unkind or cruel or uncivil verb • prepare in preliminary or sketchy form | ||||||
| shrill | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones • being sharply insistent on being heard • of colors that are bright and gaudy verb • utter a shrill cry | ||||||
| unmelodious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not having a musical sound or pleasing tune • lacking melody | ||||||
| unmusical | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking interest in or talent for music • not musical in nature • lacking melody | ||||||
