clangorous
Harshly ringing out
Clangorous describes loud, resonant, metallic sounds—the quality of clanging.
Church bells are clangorous.
Factory floors are clangorous.
The word suggests repeated or sustained noise rather than a single strike: the clangorous din of construction, a clangorous alarm.
Literary and somewhat old-fashioned.
Harsh and jarring
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- stridentHarsh and piercing
raucous · dissonant · abrasive · earsplitting · screeching · unmelodious · atonal · piercing
Overwhelmingly loud
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- blaringHarshly loud
- roaringMaking prolonged loud noise
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
earsplitting · blasting · tumultuous · resounding · crashing · banging · shattering · explosive
cacophonous
Harsh and jarring
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
strident · raucous · dissonant · abrasive · earsplitting · screeching · unmelodious · atonal · piercing · shrill
deafening
Overwhelmingly loud
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- blaringHarshly loud
- roaringMaking prolonged loud noise
booming · earsplitting · blasting · tumultuous · resounding · crashing · banging · shattering · explosive · overwhelming
bell
Hollow resonating instrument
cymbal · anvil · hammer · clank · clatter · tintinnabulation · ringing · pealing · tolling · clanking