Synonyms for deafening
- adjective
Most common
loud ear-splitting ear-piercing thunderous noisy uproarious stentorian
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Loud
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.
Related words
- Word family
- deaf deafen
- Phrases
- deafening silence
Example sentences
- loud She carried on talking in spite of the loud noise.
- thunderous The speech was met with thunderous applause.
- noisy It was so noisy that I couldn't make myself heard.
- uproarious The crowd was uproarious after the ref made a bad call.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deafening | rising | |
| loud | rising | |
| thunderous | rising | |
| noisy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- loud1
- 5 letters
- noisy2
- 8 letters
- thundery
- 10 letters
- thunderous3, uproarious, stentorian
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (noisy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- assourdissant
- Italiano
- assordante