Antonyms for trumpet
ˈtrʌm pɪttrum·pet

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. trumpetnoun

   Synonyms:
   cornet

2. trumpetnoun

   To sound loudly, be amplified

   The music trumpeted from the speakers, hurting my ears.

   Synonyms:
   cornet

3. trumpetnoun

   To play the trumpet.

   Cedric made a living trumpeting for the change of passersby in the subway.

   Synonyms:
   cornet

4. trumpetnoun

   Of an elephant, to make its cry.

   The large bull gave a basso trumpet as he charged the hunters.

   Synonyms:
   cornet

Matched Categories

1. • Music
   • Play
   • Proclaim
   • Utter

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. cornet, horn, trumpet, trumpverb

   a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

   Synonyms:
   horn, saddle horn, trump card, car horn, automobile horn, motor horn, hooter, trump, cornet

2. trumpetverb

   proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet

   "Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty"

3. trumpetverb

   play or blow on the trumpet

4. trumpetverb

   utter in trumpet-like sounds

   "Elephants are trumpeting"

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. trumpetnoun

   Synonyms:
   horn, shophar (Heb.)

   Associated words:
   fanfare, buccinal

How to use trumpet in a sentence?

1. Theodore Hesburgh:

   The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

2. Coco Gauff:

   It was a trumpet. He told us that. You didnt pay attention.

3. Dan Coats:

   We must ignore the coming public relations campaign that will trumpet this deal as a victory for diplomacy and the false premise that the deal is a choice between peace and war.

4. Jackson Browne:

   So I had a couple of years of playing trumpet. I really enjoyed it, but it was not the kind of instrument you could whip out at a party. Let's face it.

5. Daniel Woodruff:

   The trumpet on the Angel Moroni statue fell off, and there is minor displacement of some of the temple's smaller spire stones.

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