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Synonyms for surd

Most common

voiceless unvoiced radical deaf

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Voiceless — unvoiced; voiceless

hard, voiceless, unvoiced

Noun

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    unvoiced; voiceless

  2. n. 1

    An irrational number, especially one expressed using the √ symbol.

Related words

Word family
surdization

Forms

Plural
surds → consonants…

Example sentences

  • voiceless Dutch has both voiced and voiceless consonants.
  • radical She has a very radical opinion about the problem.
  • deaf Many deaf people don't like being called disabled.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
surdfalling
voicelesssteady
unvoicedsteady
radicalsteady
deafsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
hard1, deaf1
7 letters
radical3
8 letters
unvoiced
9 letters
consonant3, voiceless2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (radical3 = 3 syllables).