blaring
Turned up high
Blaring describes loud, harsh sound that demands attention and often grates on the nerves.
A blaring horn, blaring music, or blaring television fills a space aggressively: The blaring alarm woke the whole building.
The word suggests not just volume but an unpleasant, intrusive quality—sounds that blast rather than flow.
Crossed bars or harsh
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- stridentHarsh and piercing
- screechingMaking harsh high sounds
abrasive · dissonant · shrill · piercing · raucous · cacophonous · unpleasant · assaultive
Wailing alert device
- hornPointed animal headgear
- klaxonElectric warning horn
- warningAlert about danger
- alertWarning or watchfulness
emergency · fire alarm · car alarm · evacuation · broadcast · announcement · signal · beacon
Extremely loud, resounding
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- resoundingEchoing loudly and fully
- roaringMaking prolonged loud noise
cacophonous · raucous · clamorous · noisy · blasting · tumultuous · uproarious · fortissimo
Audio output devices
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- subwooferLow-frequency speaker unit
- bassDeep pitch or fish
headphones · concert · radio · boombox · car stereo · nightclub · PA system · soundsystem
Bony animal projections
- honkingMaking horn sounds
- car hornsVehicle warning signals
- trafficMovement along routes
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
rush hour · intersection · road rage · commute · congestion · taxi · city streets
grating
Crossed bars or harsh
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- stridentHarsh and piercing
screeching · abrasive · dissonant · shrill · piercing · raucous · cacophonous · unpleasant · assaultive · intrusive
siren
Wailing alert device
alert · emergency · fire alarm · car alarm · evacuation · broadcast · announcement · signal · beacon · air raid
thunderous
Extremely loud, resounding
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- resoundingEchoing loudly and fully
roaring · cacophonous · raucous · clamorous · noisy · blasting · tumultuous · uproarious · fortissimo · stentorian
speakers
Audio output devices
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- subwooferLow-frequency speaker unit
bass · headphones · concert · radio · boombox · car stereo · nightclub · PA system · soundsystem · jukebox
horns
Bony animal projections
gridlock · rush hour · intersection · road rage · commute · congestion · taxi · city streets
- drowning outmuffling, masking, silencing, muting, overpowering
- loud soundsloud, scream, yell, thunderous, screaming
- volumecubic meters, bulk, cubic feet, quantity, cubic inches
- horn soundshonk, beep, toot, blast, horn blast
- warning signalsalarm, alert, caution, siren, horn
- Size & Volume Wordsbig, small, huge, tiny, large