Dissonant and Tuneful

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Dissonant adjective - Marked by or producing a harsh combination of sounds.

Usage example: a dissonant chorus of noises arose from the busy construction site

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Tuneful is an antonym for dissonant.

Nearby Word: dissonance

Tuneful adjective - Having a pleasing mixture of notes.

Usage example: some especially tuneful songs have been written for this new animated film

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Dissonant is an antonym for tuneful.

Nearby Words: tune, tuneless, tunefulness, tunefully

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