unvocal

adjective

ˌən-ˈvō-kəl How to pronounce unvocal (audio)
Definition of unvocalnext
as in shrill
marked by or producing a harsh combination of sounds the nursery full of crying toddlers made a most unvocal din

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  1. shrill
  2. noisy
  3. unpleasant
  4. metallic
  5. unmusical
  6. dissonant
Adjective
  • Then there are the vitriolic anonymous posts that take on the shrill tone and tenor of a schoolyard back and forth.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Shakespeare’s play assumes the shrieks and shrill cries of a B-movie.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of shrill
Adjective
  • Uniformity In Spectral Reflectance: Satellites that acquire images at the same hour and angle are inherently less noisy and therefore the computer vision models’ accuracies improve.
    — Elizabeth Duffy, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Last summer, a small but noisy group of venture capitalists, many of whom had criticized left-of-center workplace norms, endorsed the candidacy of Donald Trump.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of noisy
Adjective
  • That leads to the second point: automating boring tasks, or delegating unpleasant things to the AI itself.
    — John Werner, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • This grandma insisted my daughter hit her, then made the tour unpleasant Ask a real estate pro: Can HOA force owner to put up fence and swap out plants?
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of unpleasant
Adjective
  • The singer sported a metallic satin set from Rabanne’s spring 2025 collection, which consisted of a pleated backless halter top and matching skirt with lace trim.
    — Hannah Malach, WWD, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Among the findings were rings made of gold and other metals, small gold amulets (including a triad statue of the ancient Egyptian deities Amun, Mut, and Khonsu) and amulets of deities as animals, a metallic brooch, and a variety of beads.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of metallic
Adjective
  • Those songs remind Omara of real people and real events, political interludes whose senselessness and brutality have left unmusical lacunae in her life.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
  • His parents were unmusical Russian-Jewish immigrants who ran various businesses with mixed success.
    — The Economist, The Economist, 3 Oct. 2019
Definition of unmusical
Adjective
  • Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ pristine, industrial synth-forward score adds a fittingly dissonant soundscape with melodies that blossom once the pair’s relationship takes shape.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
  • His first two albums, the glitter-rave of Osama Season and the starkly dissonant Flex Musix, were entirely solo except for the beatmakers.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025
Definition of dissonant
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“Unvocal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unvocal. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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