METALLIC Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

metallic

adjective

Definition of metallic

as in shrill

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Recent Examples of metallic The sound is practically deafening, a loud metallic pang that cuts through the forest’s thick foliage. — Taylor Mitchell Brown, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Enhance fall hues with chrome powders, adding a metallic edge to rich reds and plums. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026 Computer scientist Brent Seales, cocreator of the Vesuvius Challenge, first uncovered the metallic ink in Herculaneum scrolls in 2009 while studying one of them at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 Some of my favorites include eye-catching styles like this polished-looking suede shacket, these metallic ballet sneakers, and these leopard print jeans, along with staples like a cozy pullover sweatshirt and slip-on clogs. — Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for metallic

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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

Actor Mark Ruffalo, one of the deal’s most strident critics, has vowed to continue the fight.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
The framework from Democratic Majority for Israel takes a less strident view on Netanyahu, who faces another election this month.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of strident

Adjective

Following the film screening, which earned a raucous applause from attendees (and a standing ovation for its lead actor), Scott encouraged the audience to dance their way out to a song by the late Ethel Merman.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
The raucous sell-out crowds transform Chase Center into Ballhalla, which is littered with a sea of violet and creates a strong homecourt advantage for the club.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of raucous

Adjective

The discrepancy between official accounts indicates clashing priorities that could hinder further negotiations between Washington and Seoul.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Vargo’s recent party switch and her clashing political mailers — some reading as if made for Democrats and others for Republican voters — prompted the local Democratic party to back her opponent, Patricia Rumph, a lifelong Democrat.

— Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of clashing

Adjective

In the June 27 debate, put on by CNN, the then-president delivered a halting performance with a raspy voice, struggling with multiple stumbles and lost trains of thought.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Sauer, a Harvard Law graduate who clerked for Scalia—and proved his worth to Trump by successfully arguing the Presidential-immunity case—speaks fast, in a distinctively raspy voice.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of raspy

Adjective

Those sorts of moments can be discombobulating, even jarring, even for the tough-minded likes of NFL players.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
But Week 4 brought an especially jarring wave, with stars and indispensable starters disappearing from game after game, giving teams an early lesson in contingency planning.

— Rick Maese, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of jarring

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