| croaking(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) |
| cross |
| deafening |
| disagreeable(adjective, rough, harsh, offensive, dry) |
| disputatious(adjective, conflicting, dissenting, disagreeing, sectarian) |
| disruptive |
| disturbing(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat) |
| gravelly(adjective, rough, gruff, husky) |
| gruff(adjective, severe, rough, harsh, dirty) |
| inapplicable(adjective, wrong, false, awkward, inadequate) |
| inexpedient(adjective, wrong, false, awkward, inadequate) |
| infelicitous(adjective, wrong, false, awkward, inadequate) |
| irritating(adjective, upsetting) |
| negative(hostile, different, adverse, conflicting, opposing) |
| not harmonious(expression, idiom, flat, dissonant, screeching) |
| off-tone(flat, dissonant, screeching, tuneless) |
| offensive(adjective, rough, harsh, dry, strident) |
| on a sour note(expression, adjective, idiom, harsh, harmony) |
| out of keeping(expression, adjective, idiom, flat, strange) |
| out of pitch(expression, idiom, flat, dissonant, screeching) |