loud

Adjective

• used chiefly as a direction or description in music
  • the forte passages in the composition
    

• tastelessly showy
  • a flash car
    
  • a flashy ring
    
  • garish colors
    
  • a gaudy costume
    
  • loud sport shirts
    
  • a meretricious yet stylish book
    
  • tawdry ornaments
    

• characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
  • a group of loud children
    
  • loud thunder
    
  • her voice was too loud
    
  • loud trombones
    

Adverb

• with relatively high volume
  • the band played loudly
    
  • she spoke loudly and angrily
    
  • he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him
    
  • cried aloud for help
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  forte , loudly , aloud
• Antonyms: 
  piano , soft , softly , quietly