noisy
Americanadjective
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noisier,
comparative
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noisiest
superlative
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making much noise.
noisy children.
- Synonyms:
- vociferous, uproarious, tumultuous, clamorous
- Antonyms:
- quiet
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abounding in or full of noise.
a noisy assembly hall.
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characterized by much noise.
a noisy celebration; a noisy protest.
adjective
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making a loud or constant noise
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full of or characterized by noise
Synonym Usage
See loud.
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Etymology
Origin of noisy
Explanation
Anything noisy is loud. Your noisy party probably won't go over too well with your downstairs neighbors — especially if it's late on a Tuesday night and they have a sleeping baby. Something that makes loud sounds or is generally rowdy and boisterous can be called noisy. A noisy bar is a harder place to have a conversation than a quiet restaurant, but a noisy dance party tends to me much more fun than a solemn tea party with your cranky grandparents. Before there was noisy, around the late 1600s, the adjective was noiseful. Curiously, experts guess that the Latin root of noisy and noise is nausea, "seasickness."
Vocabulary lists containing noisy
Example Sentences
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But a noisy portion of the British public is questioning whether the museum is fulfilling Burnham’s commitment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Released in August, the band’s most recent album, “Everything’s Falling,” is a snarling, noisy and melodic rock joyride that rarely, if ever, slows down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
This form of what Kotsoni calls "crazy styling" was on display at London Fashion Week - with the noisy clashes at Chopova Lowena, Sinead Gorey and Conner Ives.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
"It just needs a noisy source of force and the things that are moving to experience collisions."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Would I be able to do my best onstage—ignore all the buzzing in my head, all the noisy distractions, and just hear the beautiful blue sky of my trumpet?
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
The satellite measurements also revealed wave-like accelerations and rapidly shifting flow structures that could have been difficult to detect in noisier datasets.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The American college game is known for being brasher and noisier than the professional ranks, with Fery showing he could thrive in a rambunctious atmosphere.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
It becomes noisier, more error-prone, and easier to distrust.
From Slate ● May 3, 2026
The debate about how to measure and forecast economic conditions, including productivity, is about to get a lot noisier as hearings on Warsh’s nomination loom.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
This ride was much noisier, bumpier, and windier.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
They represent the noisiest, most self-assured city in America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
“The ruling mutes the noisiest channel of tariff risk, but it does not end the story. It removes the air-raid siren, not the arsenal.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 22, 2026
Even though some of this season’s noisiest awards hopefuls are rooted in classic genres, there are still directors making movies that feel entirely new — and still audiences delighted to cheer for a big swing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025
A tourist visiting the spot told the BBC it was "the noisiest sunset I've seen so far".
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
It was while walking on some of the world’s noisiest, busiest streets, on Chowringhee and Gariahat Road, that he had read pages of The Brothers Karamazov, and Anna Karenina, and Fathers and Sons.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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