23
harsh(adjective, severe, rough, unpleasant, bleak)
20
discordant(adjective, hard, agree, severe, sharp)
17
dissonant(adjective, hard, agree, severe, sharp)
16
raucous(adjective, strong, hard, severe, sharp)
15
unmusical(adjective, hard, agree, severe, sharp)
14
jarring(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
13
strident(adjective, strong, hard, severe, sharp)
12
grating(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
12
inharmonious(adjective, agree, rough, harsh, unpleasant)
10
noisy(adjective, hard, sound, severe, sharp)
10
rough(adjective, quiet, hard, severe, sharp)
9
shrill(adjective, harsh, piercing, strident, noisy)
8
cacophonic(adjective, discordant, raucous, unharmonious, unmusical)
8
unmelodious(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
7
disharmonious(adjective, agree, harsh, contrary, conflicting)
7
sour(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
6
hoarse(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
6
rasping(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
6
tuneless(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
6
unharmonious(adjective, agree, rough, harsh, conflicting)
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