vociferous

(vō-sĭf'ər-əs)
adj.
Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry.

vociferously vo·cif'er·ous·ly adv.
vociferousness vo·cif'er·ous·ness n.

SYNONYMS   vociferous, blatant, boisterous, strident, clamorous. These adjectives mean conspicuously and usually offensively loud. Vociferous suggests a noisy outcry, as of vehement protest: vociferous complaints. Blatant connotes coarse or vulgar noisiness: "Up rose a blatant Radical" (Walter Bagehot). Boisterous implies unrestrained noise, tumult, and often rowdiness: boisterous youths. Strident stresses offensive harshness, shrillness, or discordance: a legislator with a strident voice. Something clamorous is both vociferous and sustained: a clamorous uproar.

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adjective

Offensively loud and insistent: blatant, boisterous, clamorous, obstreperous, strident. Informal loudmouthed. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

adj

Definition: loud, insistent
Antonyms: quiet, silent

IN BRIEF: Loud and noisy in making one's feelings known.

The student was extremely vociferous in declaring the winner of the match.

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• Extroverted, Outgoing, Outspoken, or Dramatic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - højrøstet, skrålende, støjende

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitschreeuwend, lawaaierig, luidkeels

Français (French)
adj. - véhément

Deutsch (German)
adj. - laut(stark)

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φωνακλάδικος, φωνακλάς, κραυγαλέος, θορυβώδης

Italiano (Italian)
vociferante, rumoroso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vociferante

Русский (Russian)
шумный, многоголосый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - vociferante, vociferador, ruidoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skränande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大声叫的, 喧嚷的, 喊叫的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 大聲叫的, 喧嚷的, 喊叫的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 고함치는, 시끄러운, 귀찮은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 大声で叫ぶ, やかましい, 騒々しい, 言い張った

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) يحدث ضجه, صارخ, صياح, صاخب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צעקני, קולני, מתעקש להשמיע את דיעותיו‬

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