Sonorous and Silent

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Sonorous adjective - Marked by a high volume of sound.

Usage example: a sonorous waterfall that can be heard from a considerable distance

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Silent is an antonym for sonorous.

Silent adjective - Deliberately refraining from speech.

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Sonorous is an antonym for silent.

Nearby Words: silence, silently

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