Lyrical and Strident

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Lyrical adjective - Having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music.

Usage example: the lyrical cadences of voice-over narration give the film a very poignant quality

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Strident is an antonym for lyrical.

Nearby Words: lyric, lyrist, lyricism, lyricist, lyrically

Strident adjective - Unpleasantly loud and harsh.

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Lyrical is an antonym for strident.

Nearby Words: stride, stridency, stridently, striding

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