Synonyms for unmusical
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Discordant
discordant, cacophonous, unmelodic, unmelodious, rough, harsh, inharmonious, inharmonic, unharmonious, dissonant, disharmonious, immelodious dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not musical: lacking in musical ability.
Related words
- Word family
- unmusicality unmusically unmusicalness
Example sentences
- discordant He laughed with a metallic and discordant sound.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unmusical | steady | |
| discordant | steady | |
| cacophonous | rising | |
| unmelodic | steady | |
| unmelodious | steady | |
| nonmusical | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- rough1, harsh1
- 9 letters
- dissonant3, unmelodic
- 10 letters
- discordant3, inharmonic, nonmusical
- 11 letters
- cacophonous, unmelodious, immelodious
- 12 letters
- inharmonious, unharmonious
- 13 letters
- disharmonious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dissonant3 = 3 syllables).