sonorous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of SONOROUS

marked by a high volume of sound <a sonorous waterfall that can be heard from a considerable distance>

Synonyms blaring, blasting, booming, clamorous, clangorous, deafening, earsplitting, piercing, plangent, resounding, ringing, roaring, slam-bang, sonorous, stentorian, thundering, thunderous

Near Antonyms dead, quiet, silent, still, stilly, ultraquiet; calm, dreamy, peaceful, restful, serene, soothing, tranquil; hushed, muffled, muted, softened, toned (down)

Antonyms gentle, low, soft

marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones <a baritone with a particularly sonorous voice>

Synonyms golden, orotund, plangent, resounding, reverberant, reverberating, reverberative, ringing, rotund, round, sonorous, vibrant

Related Words deep, full, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, plummy, rich; loud, powerful, stentorian, thundering, thunderous

Near Antonyms cavernous, hollow; faint, low, murmurous, muted, smothered, soft, weak; thin, tinny

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