loudness
Decibel-measured quality
Loudness is the quality of being loud—the intensity or volume of a sound as perceived by the ear.
It can be measured objectively in decibels or judged subjectively: The loudness of the concert left my ears ringing.
Loudness also describes anything aggressively attention-seeking: the loudness of a color scheme, the loudness of someone's personality.
Sustained unpleasant noise
- cacophonyHarsh, clashing sounds
- clamorLoud persistent noise
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
hubbub · pandemonium · uproar · bedlam · clatter · brouhaha · tumult · hullabaloo
Overwhelmingly loud
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- blaringHarshly loud
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
roaring · booming · cacophonous · ear-splitting · overwhelming · powerful · resounding · stentorian
Acoustic intensity units
- volumeAmount of space filled
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- gainPositive return received
- intensityStrength or force level
dB · dynamic range · audibility · threshold · clipping · metering · limiter · compressor
Noisily disorderly
- raucousLoud and disorderly
- rambunctiousUncontrollably lively and loud
- riotousMarked by unrestrained disorder
- vociferousLoudly and forcefully expressive
obstreperous · uproarious · exuberant · lively · animated · spirited · noisy · brash
Pressure, mental or vocal
- emphasisStress given to something
- accentRegional speech pattern
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- intonationPitch variation in speech
projection · enunciation · articulation · forcefulness · stridency · vehemence · assertiveness · exclamation
din
Sustained unpleasant noise
commotion · hubbub · pandemonium · uproar · bedlam · clatter · brouhaha · tumult · hullabaloo · blare
deafening
Overwhelmingly loud
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- blaringHarshly loud
piercing · roaring · booming · cacophonous · ear-splitting · overwhelming · powerful · resounding · stentorian · strident
decibels
Acoustic intensity units
intensity · dB · dynamic range · audibility · threshold · clipping · metering · limiter · compressor
rowdy
Noisily disorderly
- raucousLoud and disorderly
- rambunctiousUncontrollably lively and loud
- riotousMarked by unrestrained disorder
vociferous · obstreperous · uproarious · exuberant · lively · animated · spirited · noisy · brash · brassy
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- emphasisStress given to something
- accentRegional speech pattern
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
intonation · projection · enunciation · articulation · forcefulness · stridency · vehemence · assertiveness · exclamation · shouting
amplify
Increase in strength
heighten · intensify · magnify · crank up · turn up · pump up · max out · speaker · subwoofer · amplifier
- rowdinessrowdiness, boisterousness, raucousness, unruliness, roughhousing
- speech tonessarcasm, sincerity, formality, informality, politeness
- amplifyingboosting, magnifying, intensifying, heightening, strengthening
- sound phenomenasound wave, echo, echoes, reverb, resonance
- speech clarityarticulation, diction, enunciation, mumbling, slurred speech
- vocal cuesintonation, pitch, tone, inflection, prosody
loud, loudly, louder, loudspeaker, loudest, loudmouth, loudmouthed, loudspeakers, loudish