noisy

[noi-zee]

adjective

noisier, noisiest 

1. making much noise.

   noisy children.

   Synonyms: vociferous, uproarious, tumultuous, clamorous
   Antonyms: quiet

2. abounding in or full of noise.

   a noisy assembly hall.

3. characterized by much noise.

   a noisy celebration; a noisy protest.

noisy

/ ˈnɔɪzɪ /

adjective

1. making a loud or constant noise

2. full of or characterized by noise

Other Word Forms

• noisily adverb
• noisiness noun
• unnoisily adverb
• unnoisy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of noisy¹

First recorded in 1685–95; noise + -y ¹

Synonym Study

See loud.

Example Sentences

Gone were the long queues and noisy laughter of just weeks before, despite the sun still shining.

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What is undoubtedly the case is that there is, again, noisy opposition to the idea.

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But noisy neighbours risk disrupting nature's delicate equilibrium.

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Even before the red, it looked likely that Martin's period of calm after Saturday's League Cup win over Hibernian was about to come to a shuddering and noisy end.

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But the data tends to be "noisy", she said, and "you do want to see another month of data before you really hang your hat on this".

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Related Words

• boisterous 
• cacophonous 
• clamorous 
• rambunctious 
• riotous 
• rowdy 
• strident 
• vociferous