strident

Day 20Level 2

STRAHYD-nt

harsh sounding

making or having a harsh sound

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

loud, noisy

Antonyms:

mild, soft

Example Sentence:

Protest against company policies grows strident.

Related Words

abolish

AB-roh-gayt

to abolish by authority

make worse

AG-ruh-veyt

make worse; irritate

generous

buh-NEF-uh-suhnt

showing kindness ; generous

rupture

breech

opening, rupture

shaping tool

CHIZ-uhl

steel tool for shaping materials

patronizing behavior

kon-duh-SEN-shuhn

patronizingly superior behavior or attitude.