Synonyms for cacophonic
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
discordant
Related words
- Word family
- cacophony cacophonous
Example sentences
- gnarly Gnarly! You were airborne for like 10 seconds.
- discordant He laughed with a metallic and discordant sound.
- dissonant Contemporary classical music is often very dissonant.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cacophonic | steady | |
| gnarly | rising | |
| discordant | steady | |
| dissonant | rising | |
| cacophonous | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- rough1
- 6 letters
- gnarly2
- 9 letters
- dissonant3
- 10 letters
- discordant3
- 11 letters
- cacophonous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gnarly2 = 2 syllables).