1
as in noisy
full of or characterized by the presence of noise
grew up in a clangorous but warmhearted household
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2
as in discordant
making loud, confused, and usually unharmonious sounds
the teen's clangorous efforts to learn to play the drums
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3
as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
a clangorous sheet metal factory
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clangorous
Adjective
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The world is crowded, noisy, and sometimes hostile.—
F. Willis Johnson,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025 -
The negatives included noisy wheels and some faulty stitching.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Room for improvement The cabin is so loud even with the top up that conversation with a partner was difficult at speed.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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To give you an idea of how loud that is, city traffic is 85 decibels, and a siren is 120 decibels.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Yet given the league and many of its most prominent players' presence in social justice efforts, their silence around the violence being fueled by Rwanda and the UAE is all the more deafening.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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That visual message was audibly reinforced at a deafening level as the crowd cheered their neighbors who spoke against the proposal and booed a NIPSCO official and other business leaders who spoke in favor of it.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Although it can be characterized by a ringing, pulsing, buzzing, hissing or squealing sound, audiologists say the source of the condition lies in the brain's neural networks.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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But with a will Strike all your harps and set them ringing; On hill and heath Let every breath Throw all its power into singing!—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Clangorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clangorous. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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