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noisy

/ˈnɔɪzi/adjective2 syllables

Noisy means: full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds.

Synonyms for noisy38

adjective, as in full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds

blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous, abuzz, buzzing, clangorous, clanging, clanking, clattery, creaky, screaky, rackety
and 10 more, rip-roaring, uproarious, reedy, wheezy, stertorous, swishy, thundering, whirring, cacophonous, cacophonic

adjective, as in attracting attention by showiness or bright colors

colorful, colourful

also used for noisy

turbulent, boisterous, blaring, blasting, booming, clattering, deafening, dinsome, earsplitting, loud, obstreperous, piercing

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Opposites of noisy

quiet

What does noisy mean?2

adjective

1

full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds“a noisy cafeteria”

2

attracting attention by showiness or bright colors“a noisy sweater”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Noisy in a sentence

  • I told the children to be quiet, but they just kept on being noisy.CK
  • I don't like noisy music, such as rock.CK
  • In my opinion, eastern music is too noisy.unknown
  • The moment the teacher left the classroom, it became quite noisy.WestofEden
  • It's a bit noisy, but otherwise it's a nice apartment.sharptoothed
  • After our noisy party the other night, we had a lot of angry neighbors.CK
  • Cats are good pets, as they are clean and are not noisy.shekitten
  • I tried to get some sleep, but it wasn't too noisy.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of noisy

as a adjective

comparative
noisier
superlative
noisiest