| hostile(adjective, conflicting) |
| off-key(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat) |
| out of tune(expression, idiom, discordant, unharmonious, unmusical) |
| penetrating(adjective, shrill) |
| reedy(adjective, shrill) |
| rusty(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat) |
| scraping(adjective, shrill) |
| screaming(adjective, loud, piercing, strident, shrill) |
| squawking(adjective, rough, noisy) |
| squeaky(adjective, shrill) |
| squealing(adjective, shrill) |
| tempestuous(adjective, rough, harsh, dirty, coarse) |
| tense(adjective, conflicting) |
| treble(adjective, shrill) |
| tuneless(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) |
| uproarious(adjective, strong, energetic, active, animated) |
| warring(adjective, conflicting) |
| acrid(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat) |
| agitated(adjective, rough, harsh, wild, dirty) |
| asperous(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat) |