noisy

[noi-zee]

adjective

noisier, noisiest 

1. making much noise.

   noisy children.

   Synonyms: vociferous, uproarious, tumultuous, clamorous
   Antonyms: quiet

2. abounding in or full of noise.

   a noisy assembly hall.

3. characterized by much noise.

   a noisy celebration; a noisy protest.

noisy

/ ˈnɔɪzɪ /

adjective

1. making a loud or constant noise

2. full of or characterized by noise

Other Word Forms

• noisiness noun
• noisily adverb
• unnoisily adverb
• unnoisy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of noisy¹

First recorded in 1685–95; noise + -y ¹

Synonym Study

See loud.

Example Sentences

The 45-year-old said Kebatu was among a group of men at the hotel who would regularly drink alcohol and be noisy.

From BBC

I love New York with all my heart, but it’s not until you go out and touch grass somewhere that you realize just how noisy and crowded and busy it is there.

From Los Angeles Times

Privately, figures in government acknowledge that Reform had a visible and noisy summer.

From BBC

While walking the noisy, packed streets of the central city, with the engines of London Transport double-decker buses roaring, horns tooting and newspaper sellers shouting the headlines of the latest European crisis, he muses:

From Salon

From blasting out music, TikTok videos and Instagram Reels, to having video calls on speaker phone, some people on public transport in the UK say they're getting fed up of noisy passengers.

From BBC

Related Words

• boisterous 
• cacophonous 
• clamorous 
• rambunctious 
• riotous 
• rowdy 
• strident 
• vociferous