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Antonyms for dulcet
ˈdʌl sɪtdul·cet
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dulcet
Antonyms:
harsh, grating, discordant, noisy, clamorous, dissonant, rancorous, cacophonousSynonyms:
sweet, soothing, melodious, soft, warbling, euphonious
Princeton's WordNet
dulcetadjective
extremely pleasant in a gentle way
"the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches"
Antonyms:
unmelodic, unmelodious, unpleasant, unmusicalSynonyms:
mellifluous, honeyed, mellisonant, sweetdulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweetadjective
pleasing to the ear
"the dulcet tones of the cello"
Antonyms:
unpleasant, unmelodious, unmusical, unmelodicSynonyms:
mellifluous, odorous, angelic, fresh, mellisonant, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, sweet-scented, scented, unfermented, sweet, sweetened, odoriferous, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, sweet-flavored, honied, syrupy
How to use dulcet in a sentence?
He speaks in such modulated, dulcet tones that we tend to sometimes miss some of the harsh things he is saying, so he’s got a rhetorical record that is going to get more scrutiny.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2570 | acid | |
#3091 | sharp | |
#3717 | cutting | |
#9792 | savage | |
#10079 | bitter | |
#11437 | harsh | |
#12027 | sour | |
#12104 | noisy | |
#18316 | biting | |
#18616 | unpleasant | |
#21938 | tart | |
#28023 | grating | |
#35779 | caustic | |
#40176 | stinging | |
#43797 | virulent | |
#50552 | pungent | |
#58225 | irate | |
#65631 | discordant | |
#87624 | dissonant | |
#96952 | acrid | |
#103017 | acrimonious | |
#167145 | clamorous | |
#182872 | dulcet | |
#187998 | rancorous | |
#229578 | cacophonous | |
#317549 | unmusical |
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