Thesaurus:cacophony

Thesaurus

cacophony

English

Noun

Sense: an unpleasant mix of discordant sounds

Synonyms

• cacophony
• caterwauling
• discord
• discordance
• discordancy
• dyscrasy
• disharmony
• dissonance
• dissonancy
• ear rape (slang, humorous)
• inharmony

Antonyms

• euphony    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• disorder    [⇒ thesaurus]
• sound    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• harshness

See also

• Thesaurus:din
• Thesaurus:cacophonous

Further reading

• “414. discord” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “cacophony” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.