noisy
Americanadjective
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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
Related Words
See loud.
Other Word Forms
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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On Friday, a group of port workers gathered outside the local parliament in noisy protest, concerned that safety measures were not strong enough.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
However, this approach struggles when dealing with complex systems and noisy data.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
The relentless, sped-up pace turns Orwell’s narrative into a noisy good-vs.-evil story with zero nuance, as if the whole point was to get to someone shouting at Napoleon: “Your whole life is a lie!”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The noisy chaos of the overcrowded Congolese capital reverberates behind the walls of the hotel.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
She knew she shouldn’t act so petulant, but she wanted to go back to sleep, not run around in the middle of the night looking for noisy floorboards.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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