Need another word that means the same as “shrill”? Find 36 synonyms and 30 related words for “shrill” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Shrill” are: sharp, strident, high-pitched, piercing, high, penetrating, shattering, loud, strong, intrusive, screeching, shrieking, screechy, squawky, pipe, pipe up, shriek, screech, scream, squawk, howl, cry, wail, squall, yawp, yelp
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “shrill” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| cry | An urgent appeal or entreaty. Had a good cry. |
| howl | A loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound. I got howls of protest from readers. |
| scream | A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry. The movie s a scream. |
| screech | Sharp piercing cry. A screech of brakes. |
| shriek | A high-pitched piercing cry or sound; a scream. Shrieks of laughter. |
| squall | A loud cry. Low clouds and squalls of driving rain. |
| squawk | The noise of squawking. Her plan provoked a loud squawk from her friends. |
| wail | A prolonged high-pitched sound. The wail of an air raid siren. |
| yawp | A harsh or hoarse cry or yelp. The cur did not bark other than a single yawp. |
| yelp | A short, sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm. She uttered a yelp as she bumped into a table. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “shrill” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| cry | Utter a sudden loud cry. She heard a voice crying her name. |
| howl | Make a howling sound. They howled me down and called me a chauvinist. |
| pipe | Convey water gas oil or other fluid substances through a pipe or pipes. Pipe oil water and gas into the desert. |
| pipe up | Utter a shrill cry. |
| scream | Make a loud, piercing sound. He screamed abuse down the phone. |
| screech | Make a high pitched screeching noise. The van screeched round a bend at speed. |
| shriek | (of something inanimate) make a high-pitched screeching sound. The answer shrieked at her all too clearly. |
| squall | Blow in a squall. Sarah was squalling in her crib. |
| squawk | Utter a harsh abrupt scream. What are you doing she squawked. |
| wail | Utter a wail. The wind wailed and buffeted the timber structure. |
| yawp | Talk foolishly or noisily. The fans screeched yawped and pounded their palms. |
| yelp | Utter a yelp. My dog was yelping as if hurt. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “shrill” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| high | Being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension sometimes used in combinations like knee high. A high incline. |
| high-pitched | Set at a sharp or high angle or slant. |
| intrusive | Relating to or formed by intrusion. That was an intrusive question. |
| loud | Used chiefly as a direction or description in music loud with force. Her voice was too loud. |
| penetrating | Able to make a way through or into something. Her penetrating gaze. |
| piercing | (of a feeling) intense, typically in a distressing way. Piercing knifelike pains. |
| screeching | Used in reference to the sound made by the sudden stopping of a vehicle as a result of a forceful application of the brakes. The truck came to a screeching halt. |
| screechy | Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge. |
| sharp | Having or emitting a high pitched and sharp tone or tones. His old mind was not so sharp as it once was. |
| shattering | Seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering. The shattering tones of the enormous carillon. |
| shrieking | Making a high-pitched piercing cry or sound. A shrieking ambulance. |
| squawky | Like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg. Their voices are high and birdlike and squawky. |
| strident | Unpleasantly loud and harsh. Strident demands. |
| strong | Having a strong physiological or chemical effect. His imagery made a strong impression on the critics. |
| acuity | Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing. Intellectual acuity. |
| acute | Denoting or designed for patients with an acute form of a disease. An acute observer of politics and politicians. |
| acutely | Having a rapid onset. Acutely aware. |
| astute | Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence. An astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease. |
| awl | A small pointed tool used for piercing holes, especially in leather. |
| biting | Capable of wounding. A biting aphorism. |
| canny | Having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters. Canny investors will switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal. |
| clipper | (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform. The Cutty Sark a tea clipper built in 1869. |
| discriminating | Having or showing refined taste or good judgement. The discriminating eye of the connoisseur. |
| fang | The biting mouthpart of a spider. The dog was bounding towards him its fangs bared. |
| howl | Make a howling sound. Howls of laughter. |
| incisive | (of an account) accurate and sharply focused. Incisive teeth. |
| insightful | Exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception-R.C.Angell. Thank you for all the insightful comments. |
| keen | Having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm. Keen winds. |
| keenness | A positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something. He has expressed his keenness to retain his job. |
| penetrating | Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions. Penetrating insight. |
| perceptive | Of or relating to perception. A perceptive observation. |
| piercing | Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument. Two months ago I decided to take out all my piercings. |
| piquant | Pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind. A piquant tartare sauce. |
| pointed | Direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant. A pointed allusion to what was going on. |
| projection | The projection of an image from a film onto a screen. The band use stage projections featuring moon shots. |
| pungent | (of comment, criticism, or humour) having a sharp and caustic quality. The pungent smell of frying onions. |
| scalpel | A thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery. |
| scissors | Denoting an action in which two things cross each other or open and close like the blades of a pair of scissors. A dummy scissors from David Thomas deceived the opposition. |
| sharp | Keenly and painfully felt as if caused by a sharp edge or point. A sharp pain. |
| shrewd | (especially of weather) piercingly cold. She was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture. |
| sickle | A short-handled farming tool with a semicircular blade, used for cutting corn, lopping, or trimming. |
| understanding | Characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy. I knew I could count on his understanding. |
| whet | Sharpen by rubbing as on a whetstone. Here s an extract to whet your appetite. |
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