CLANGING Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in metallic

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verb

present participle of clang

as in clanking

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Adjective

The winter months pass, long nights, a bomb cyclone that buries my basement windows in snow and leaves me to lurk in the dark like a slumbering bear, and then spring arrives abrupt and clanging and golden. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

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Adjective

At the booth for another derm-beloved brand, La Roche-Posay, guests learned about the dark-spot targeting Mela B3 line, including the Double Dose Discoloration Treatment, before leaving with shiny purple metallic totes.

— Eden Stuart, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
This process, which generates perfectly crystalline silicon ingots to be sliced like fragile metallic salamis into thin wafers, is entrusted largely to one firm in Taiwan and two in Japan.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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Several hundred mostly young people protested in Brussels on Saturday, according to Reuters, clashing with police in protests at least partly inspired by what is going on in France.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Michigan gubernatorial candidates Jocelyn Benson and John James laid out competing plans for the state's future during a debate Thursday night, clashing over affordability, taxes, data centers, education and health care.

— Terell Bailey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of clashing

Adjective

With a soprano voice that’s sharp but never shrill, O’Donovan can levitate a heartfelt melody over just about any kind of accompaniment.

— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
When Caleb Hammer, a thirty-one-year-old personal-finance YouTuber, gets particularly exasperated, his voice enters a shrill upper register.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of shrill

Adjective

Actor Mark Ruffalo, one of the deal’s most strident critics, has vowed to continue the fight.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
The framework from Democratic Majority for Israel takes a less strident view on Netanyahu, who faces another election this month.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of strident

Adjective

Expect a raucous crowd at Progressive Field, as the Guardians look to make progress towards a return to the World Series for the first time since 2016.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Ionescu fired with her left hand in Jones’ direction, but the pass ended up in the front rows of a raucous State Farm Arena.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

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