Melodic and Strident

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

Usage example: a sweetly melodic chant

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Strident is an antonym for melodic.

Nearby Words: melody, melodious, melodist, melodiously, Melodi

Strident adjective - Unpleasantly loud and harsh.

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Melodic is an antonym for strident.

Nearby Words: stride, stridency, stridently, striding

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