Musical and Strident

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

Usage example: the musical sounds of the babbling brook

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Strident is an antonym for musical.

Nearby Words: muse, music, musician, musically

Strident adjective - Unpleasantly loud and harsh.

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Musical is an antonym for strident.

Nearby Words: stride, stridency, stridently, striding

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