| harsh(adjective, severe, rough, bleak, crude) |
| jarring(noun, adjective, hard, severe, sharp) |
| grating(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) |
| clashing(verb, adjective, hard, severe, sharp) |
| jangly |
| discordant(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) |
| dissonant(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) |
| rasping(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) |
| strident(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) |
| cacophonous(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) |
| inharmonious(adjective, harsh, contrary, conflicting, discordant) |
| jangle |
| scratching(adjective, shrill) |
| scratchy(adjective, harsh, asperous, dissonant, stridulous) |
| screeching(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) |
| unharmonious(adjective, harsh, contrary, conflicting, discordant) |
| unmusical(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) |
| clanging(noun, verb) |
| clattering |
| hoarse(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) |