vociferous

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. loud, noisy, clamorous; blatant, obstreperous, loudmouthed. See loudness, cry.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. clamorous, blatant, noisy, strident, boisterous, obstreperous; see also loud 1 , shrill .

Syn.- vociferous suggests loud and unrestrained shouting or crying out [ a vociferous crowd, vociferous cheers ] ; clamorous suggests an urgent or insistent vociferousness, as in demand or complaint [clamorous protests ] ; blatant implies a bellowing loudness and, hence, suggests vulgar or offensive noisiness, clamor, etc. [blatant heckling ] ; strident suggests a harsh, grating loudness [ a strident voice ] ; boisterous implies roughness or turbulence and, hence, suggests unrestrained, noisy exuberance [boisterous revels ] ; obstreperous implies an unruliness that is noisy or boisterous in resisting control [ an obstreperous child ]

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.

[vo SIF ur us]

loud, bellowing; making one's point in a noisy manner.

Both sides had become increasingly vociferous over the gun control issue.

SYN.: loud, bellowing, shouting, hollering, clamorous, ranting, raving, thunderous, fuming, vehement, vocal, uproarious, loud-mouthed.

ANT.: quiet, reserved, silent, shy

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Offensively loud and insistent: blatant, boisterous, clamorous, obstreperous, strident. Informal: loudmouthed. See SOUNDS.