Synonyms of strident

Adjective

1. blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous, noisy (vs. quiet)

usage: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"

2. fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident, soft (vs. hard)

usage: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

3. strident, shrill, imperative (vs. beseeching)

usage: being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"

4. raucous, strident, cacophonous (vs. euphonious), cacophonic

usage: unpleasantly loud and harsh

Definition and meaning of strident (Dictionary)