| Main Entry: |
raucous |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
noisy, rough |
Synonyms: |
absonant,
acute, atonal, blaring,
blatant, braying,
brusque,
cacophonous,
discordant, dissonant,
dry, ear-piercing, grating, grinding, gruff,
harsh, hoarse, husky, inharmonious, jarring,
loud,
piercing, rasping,
sharp, squawking, stertorous,
strident,
thick, unharmonious, unmusical
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| Notes: |
raucous means unpleasantly loud and harsh or disturbing the public peace, while a ruckus is a disturbance or a commotion |
Antonyms: |
calm, quiet, soft, subdued
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