Strident and Tuneful

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Strident adjective - Unpleasantly loud and harsh.

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Tuneful is an antonym for strident.

Nearby Words: stride, stridency, stridently, striding

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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Strident is an antonym for tuneful.

Nearby Words: tune, tuneless, tunefulness, tunefully

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Tuneful and Strident. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/strident/tuneful

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