UNMELODIOUS Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

unmelodious

adjective

ˌən-mə-ˈlō-dē-əs

Definition of unmelodious

as in shrill

marked by or producing a harsh combination of sounds I awoke to the unmelodious clatter of jackhammers at the construction site next door

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Adjective

With a soprano voice that’s sharp but never shrill, O’Donovan can levitate a heartfelt melody over just about any kind of accompaniment.

— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
When Caleb Hammer, a thirty-one-year-old personal-finance YouTuber, gets particularly exasperated, his voice enters a shrill upper register.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of shrill

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

Bulky and noisy battery energy storage systems could be a thing of the past, as a global technology company, Sigenergy, Tuesday launched its commercial and industrial battery range in Australia.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
Platner’s noisy ascension and implosion didn’t just leave the Democrats looking untrustworthy.

— Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of noisy

Adjective

Other research suggests trypophobic people find hole clusters as unpleasant as pictures of skin disease and that people with a history of skin problems may find hole clusters particularly uncomfortable to look at.

— Gabriela Galvin, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026
That is followed by one focused on exploring conventional notions of beauty by uncovering the unexpected draw of unpleasant scents with Naïla Hamayed, Givaudan’s fragrance evaluator.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of unpleasant

Adjective

The lower-register instruments in this track are also fairly mellow in the recording, and the subtle bass in the headphones almost pushes them into obscurity, further piling everything into the cacophonous middle.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
In one, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the new White House helipad, a project the president has shown tremendous pride in, he couldn’t be heard over the cacophonous din of Marine One.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of cacophonous

Adjective

Percussion is at the forefront of the mix, with microscopic pinpricks in lieu of hi-hats and lots of keylike metallic jangling run through sheets of echo.

— Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
The shoes featured a stiletto heel with lace-up detailing around the ankle and glimmered slightly with a dramatic metallic finish that elevated the entire look.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of metallic

Adjective

We are made loving, good, and pure – entirely free from any inharmonious tendency.

— Margaret Rogers, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2026
Setting Discordant Personal Goals A 2023 study published in Current Psychology finds that partners’ inharmonious goals can have detrimental effects on relationships.

— Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

Definition of inharmonious

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