Definition of noisynext
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as in discordant
making loud, confused, and usually unharmonious sounds the noisy crowd marched up the street, shouting ever louder as they approached the palace

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as in buzzing
full of or characterized by the presence of noise the crowded auditorium was noisy, packed with excited theatergoers eager for the show to start the manufacturing plant was a decidedly noisy place, so we wore ear protection while we toured it

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Recent Examples of noisy Countless noisy American guitar bands with an outsider ethos have been inspired by punk, and more purist scenes still exist across the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026 The longest track on the album at more than eight minutes, it’s built around a relentless two-note bass line and dangerously cowbell-adjacent percussion and features a whirlwind of samples and sweetly noisy meltdowns. Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026 For tummy time, little ones can enjoy the bright mat, noisy maracas and activity toys. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 Powerful, noisy thunderstorms rolled through the Kansas City area overnight, leaving thousands of customers without power Wednesday, according to utility power outage maps. Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for noisy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noisy
Adjective
  • No team wants to peak on the first Saturday, but our league loves a narrative and what happens right now sets a tone; Manchester United’s is discordant, flat, lethargic.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Alongside my memories of sylvan bliss lurk the discordant effects of terrible violence in a place that almost never sees it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • Tucked away in a private backyard in Ashford, one of the state’s few apitherapy huts allows people to breathe in air from thousands of buzzing bees.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Over the decades, the equipment evolved into today’s version of the sport, featuring a beeping softball and four-foot-tall buzzing foam bases that guide players through sound.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • The noise would be so loud the town might think a parade was taking place.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Grieving mothers fear fireworks and other loud noises that sound like gunshots.
    Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The 277 lb-ft of torque arrives from 2,000 rpm, and the difference is immediately noticeable.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The result is particularly noticeable in its food scene, where Middle Eastern influences sit comfortably alongside contemporary Scandinavian restaurants.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Hollywood was booming, with construction almost complete on Netflix’s sprawling Sunset Boulevard headquarters, which would become the hub for the streaming revolution.
    Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Super Micro Computer and Sandisk also surged as booming demand for memory used in AI data centers lifted both stocks.
    Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The Colts’ offense is absolutely humming.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Among the prominent figures was Tobias Adrian, Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department at the International Monetary Fund.
    , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The movement thereafter played a prominent role in protests across the United States and in other countries, particularly in the wake of the murders of Eric Garner in 2014 and George Floyd in 2020.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • Some critics have argued that the watermark will prove largely ineffective for flagging anything short of blatant chatbot use.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Compounding this economic instability is blatant domestic corruption defined by self-enrichment.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Noisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noisy. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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