unlistenable
Impossible to hear
Unlistenable describes audio so unpleasant, poorly produced, or grating that one cannot bear to hear it: The podcast's audio quality made it unlistenable.
The word often appears in music criticism to dismiss recordings as beyond tolerance: His experimental album was ambitious but unlistenable.
Wrong pitch, musically
- tunelessLacking melody or pitch
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- dissonantLacking harmonic agreement
- atonalWithout musical key
unmelodic · unmusical · flat · sharp · out-of-tune · pitchy · cacophonous · amateurish
Disturbingly incongruous
- abrasiveRough enough to erode
- irritatingCausing mild frustration
- screechingMaking harsh high sounds
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
earsplitting · strident · squealing · grinding · scratching · shrill · harsh · rasping
Impossible to endure
- intolerableImpossible to bear
- insufferableImpossible to put up with
- unendurableImpossible to bear
- unpleasantCausing discomfort or distaste
painful · torturous · excruciating · awful · dreadful · horrendous · atrocious · abysmal
Lack of agreement
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- dinSustained unpleasant noise
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
- clamorLoud persistent noise
pandemonium · bedlam · uproar · tumult · babel · chaos · commotion · hullabaloo
off-key
Wrong pitch, musically
- tunelessLacking melody or pitch
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- dissonantLacking harmonic agreement
atonal · unmelodic · unmusical · flat · sharp · out-of-tune · pitchy · cacophonous · amateurish · tone-deaf
jarring
Disturbingly incongruous
- abrasiveRough enough to erode
- irritatingCausing mild frustration
- screechingMaking harsh high sounds
piercing · earsplitting · strident · squealing · grinding · scratching · shrill · harsh · rasping · scraping
unbearable
Impossible to endure
- intolerableImpossible to bear
- insufferableImpossible to put up with
- unendurableImpossible to bear
unpleasant · painful · torturous · excruciating · awful · dreadful · horrendous · atrocious · abysmal · terrible
discord
Lack of agreement
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- dinSustained unpleasant noise
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
clamor · pandemonium · bedlam · uproar · tumult · babel · chaos · commotion · hullabaloo · clatter
unlistenablelistenable
Agreeable to hear
easy listening · tolerable · bearable · agreeable · palatable
unlistenablemelodious
Agreeable in sound
beautiful · harmonious · euphonious · mellifluous · tuneful
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