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Synonyms for high-pitched

  • adjective

Most common

piping tenor shrill flutey

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Shrill — of a sound, having a high pitch

shrill, high, treble, sharp, high-pitch informal, tenor, piping, flutey

Antonyms

low-pitched, low, sonorous

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of a sound, having a high pitch.

Example sentences

  • piping The piping is clogged up because of the limestone.
  • tenor Tom plays the tenor sax and Mary plays the alto sax.
  • shrill All at once she began to shout in a shrill voice.

By length

4 letters
high1
5 letters
sharp1, tenor2
6 letters
piping2, treble2, shrill1, flutey

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tenor2 = 2 syllables).