CACOPHONIC Synonyms

• characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved

• lacking in harmony

• not in accord

• a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

• a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

• optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum

• unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

• of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

• unpleasantly stern

• unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses

• unkind or cruel or uncivil

• severe

• sharply disagreeable; rigorous

• not in harmony

• lacking in harmony of parts

• making or causing a harsh and irritating sound

• full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds

• attracting attention by showiness or bright colors

• unpleasantly loud and harsh

• disturbing the public peace; loud and rough

• conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

• of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

• being sharply insistent on being heard

• unpleasantly loud and harsh

• lacking interest in or talent for music

• not musical in nature

• lacking melody

• having an unpleasant sound