blare
Siren's harsh sound
Blare is a loud, harsh, often unpleasant sound—typically from horns, sirens, or speakers: Car horns blared in the traffic jam, Music blared from the open window.
The word suggests both volume and a grating quality.
As a noun, it's the sound itself: the blare of trumpets.
Overwhelmingly loud
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
- resoundingEchoing loudly and fully
blasting · piercing · cacophonous · strident · clamorous · stentorian · fortissimo · clangorous
Loud nasal blast
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- car hornVehicle's audible warning
- klaxonElectric warning horn
- tootShort horn sound
beep · traffic · warning · signal · vehicle · driver · impatience · roadway
Emergency medical transport
- firetruckEmergency response vehicle
- policeCivil law enforcement
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- wailProlonged mournful cry
piercing · alarm · warning · rescue · evacuation · urgency · alert · response
deafening
Overwhelmingly loud
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
resounding · blasting · piercing · cacophonous · strident · clamorous · stentorian · fortissimo · clangorous · raucous
honk
Loud nasal blast
toot · beep · traffic · warning · signal · vehicle · driver · impatience · roadway · intersection
ambulance
Emergency medical transport
wail · piercing · alarm · warning · rescue · evacuation · urgency · alert · response · approach
fanfare
Ceremonial brass announcement
announcement · flourish · ceremonial · proclaim · clarion · cornet · jazz · solo · brassy · bold
speaker
One who talks
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- boomboxPortable stereo with speakers
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
amplifier · bass · broadcast · megaphone · loudspeaker · PA system · concert · club · nightclub · pounding
- horn soundshonk, beep, toot, honking, beeping
- loud noisesnoise, bang, crash, roar, boom
- harsh soundsscreech, shriek, squawk, squeal, grate
- loud soundsloud, scream, yell, thunderous, screaming
- sound wordsclick, clank, cacophony, clink, crash
- warning signsred flag, yield sign, warning sign, caution sign, siren
blaremurmur
Soft, indistinct continuous sound
croon · coo · lilt · gentle tone · dulcet tones
blaresilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · stillness · hush · soundlessness · silentness
- blast offBegin rocket-powered flight
- full blastMaximum power or volume
- blast from the pastNostalgic reminder from earlier times
- have a blast
- blast awayShoot repeatedly and forcefully
- blast radiusArea affected by explosion