poor reception
Barely coming through
Poor reception describes weak or unreliable signal quality, whether for radio, television, cellular, or wireless connections.
Mountains, buildings, or distance from transmitters typically cause it: I can't hear you—there's poor reception in this elevator.
The phrase extends to lukewarm human responses: The proposal got a poor reception from the board.
- staticWithout motion or change
- white noiseConstant random sound
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- bad signalInsufficient transmission strength
signal · distortion · crackling · noise · weak · antenna · buffering · pixelated · dropout · dropped call · garbled · snowy · choppy · fading · bars · disconnected · unwelcome · cold
- signal problemsbad connection, dead zone, dead zones, dropped calls, no signal
- network errorsnetwork error, connection timeout, disconnected, no internet, connection refused
- network metricsthroughput, latency, packet loss, jitter, ping
- signal noisestatic, hiss, hum, crackle, white noise
poor receptionstrong signal
Robust transmitted indicator
full bars · crystal clear · clear signal · high fidelity · full strength
poor receptionwarm reception
Enthusiastic, friendly greeting
warm welcome · standing ovation · open arms · hero's welcome · thunderous applause
poor, reception, poorly, poorer, poorest, poverty, impoverish, impoverished, impoverishment