as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the cacophony of a pet store full of animals
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Recent Examples of cacophony
The silence in itself is a welcome relief from the cacophony of modern-day life.
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Eric A. Green, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2025
The art frames transformed into broken televisions blaring angry red static as the band built one of the greatest breakup songs of the new millennium into a glorious cacophony of distortion and rage.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Raj’s meek voice could faintly be heard against the jarring cacophony of honking horns, street performers, and the chatter of street vendors and passersby.
—Footwear News, 24 June 2025
The governor created a fact-checking website, but it was lost in the cacophony of wildfire falsehoods and attention over his delicate courtship of the White House for a still-unfulfilled request to reimburse the Golden State for $40 billion in cleanup costs.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
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Eric A. Green, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2025
The art frames transformed into broken televisions blaring angry red static as the band built one of the greatest breakup songs of the new millennium into a glorious cacophony of distortion and rage.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Raj’s meek voice could faintly be heard against the jarring cacophony of honking horns, street performers, and the chatter of street vendors and passersby.
—Footwear News, 24 June 2025
The governor created a fact-checking website, but it was lost in the cacophony of wildfire falsehoods and attention over his delicate courtship of the White House for a still-unfulfilled request to reimburse the Golden State for $40 billion in cleanup costs.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cacophony
Noun
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The Nothing Headphone 1’s ANC works very well at suppressing ambient noise like public chatter or airplane engines.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Sony also tested the headsets against varying levels of crowd noise.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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One of the Harley-Davidson Homecoming festival’s centerpiece attractions — concerts in Veterans Park in downtown Milwaukee — ended not with a roar but with a whimper July 11, and abruptly, when the concerts were canceled around 6 p.m. due to approaching storms.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
12 July 2025
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So the approving roar was, in part, driven by relief and hope for a team Amaya Papaya win.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Baby rattlesnakes don’t have rattles, and adult snakes’ rattles occasionally break off, according to the National Park Service.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2025
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Trains going into and out of the city’s main station rattle past its rooftop playground and restaurant.—
Lily Radziemski,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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There was the usual chatter about 'whether to rest the starters or not', but they good guys weren't going to lay down and hand those cocky Patriots a 16-0 record.—
Geoffrey Knox,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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If the enthusiasm for the F1 flick may have helped rev up ESPN2’s British Grand Prix deliveries—the July 6 race, won by McLaren’s Lando Norris, averaged 1.5 million viewers, up 19% versus the year-ago telecast—Cue’s offer may well supersede any chatter about linear TV ratings.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 July 2025
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“Cacophony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cacophony. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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