Synonyms for unmelodious
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Discordant
discordant, unmusical, harsh, dissonant, cacophonous, inharmonious, unmelodic, unharmonious, immelodious dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not melodious.
Example sentences
- discordant He laughed with a metallic and discordant sound.
- dissonant Contemporary classical music is often very dissonant.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unmelodious | steady | |
| discordant | steady | |
| dissonant | rising | |
| cacophonous | rising | |
| unmusical | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- harsh1
- 8 letters
- tuneless
- 9 letters
- dissonant3, unmusical, unmelodic, untuneful
- 10 letters
- discordant3
- 11 letters
- cacophonous, immelodious
- 12 letters
- inharmonious, unharmonious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dissonant3 = 3 syllables).