stentorian
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Synonyms & Antonyms for stentorian
Synonyms
blaring, blasting, booming, clamorous, clangorous, deafening, earsplitting, loud, piercing, plangent, resounding, ringing, roaring, slam-bang, sonorous, thundering, thunderous
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The transition to these new tones had been masked, so the tragic-hued change came as a gentle surprise, all the more effective for having being delivered without any obvious, stentorian announcement. — Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, "Review: A Pulitzer Sequel for Orchestra, Packed With Drama in Microcosm," 30 Mar. 2018 In his concurring opinion, the court’s newest justice dropped his usual folksy writing style for a more stentorian tone, one that evoked the stern language of his predecessor, Scalia. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "Gorsuch Did Scalia Proud (If Not Trump)," 17 Apr. 2018 Mark Walters, cloaked in a cliched yet effective black leather trench coat, made a fearsome Don Pizarro, armed both with a knife and a stentorian baritone. — Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, "From darkness to light with Boston Baroque’s rousing ‘Fidelio’," 14 Apr. 2018 The stentorian bass Georg Zeppenfeld brought sad dignity to the scene when King Marke, who has been like a father to Tristan, is crushed by the young man’s betrayal with Isolde, who is betrothed to Marke. — Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, "Review: Jonas Kaufmann Takes a Big Step Toward ‘Tristan’," 13 Apr. 2018 Langen gives #2 a tremulousness that’s equally capable of bursting into tears or cheering with a stentorian peal. — Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, "Marin Theatre Company’s ‘The Wolves,’ about a girls’ soccer team, a shut-out win," 21 Mar. 2018 Lee brought a stentorian voice to the role, although early on sounded strained at points. — Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, "'Phantom of the Opera' revisits Saenger with fresh new production that maintains the magic," 19 Mar. 2018 More than 214 million people in 195 cities and territories heard God's call in Graham's stentorian voice and witnessed him deliver the Gospel — pure and uncritical — in person or by satellite links. — Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY, "Billy Graham reached millions through his crusades. Here's how he did it," 21 Feb. 2018 The gravelly colorings of the bass John Relyea’s stentorian voice were ideal for Hunding. — Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, "Review: Restrained Wagner at the New York Philharmonic," 15 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stentorian.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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