drowned out
Lost in noise
To drown out a sound is to overpower it with a louder one: The music drowned out their conversation.
The phrase extends to anything that overwhelms or obscures something else: His reasonable points were drowned out by the shouting.
Drowned out describes what happens to the quieter thing—it becomes inaudible or unnoticed.
- outshoutedExceeded in volume
- silencedRendered unable to speak
- muffledMade quieter, less distinct
- stifledForcibly held in
- blaringHarshly loud
loud music · overwhelmed · overshadowed · eclipsed · lost in the shuffle · buried · smothered · obscured · fell on deaf ears · clamor · suppressed · din · crowd noise · deafening · overridden · inaudible · cacophony · masked
drowned outamplified
Increased in strength
rang out · resounded · cut through · rose above · boomed
drowned outhighlighted
Marked for emphasis
foregrounded · emphasized · accentuated · underscored · boosted
drowned outnoticed
Became aware of
heeded · attended to · acknowledged · recognized · registered
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