Antonyms of adj dulcet

2 senses of dulcet

Sense 1
dulcet -- (extremely pleasant in a gentle way; "the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches")

INDIRECT (VIA pleasant) -> unpleasant -- (disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors")

Sense 2
dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet -- (pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello")

INDIRECT (VIA melodious) -> unmelodious, unmelodic, unmusical -- (lacking melody)

Similarity of adj dulcet

2 senses of dulcet

Sense 1
dulcet -- (extremely pleasant in a gentle way; "the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches")
       => pleasant (vs. unpleasant) -- (affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations")

Sense 2
dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet -- (pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello")
       => melodious (vs. unmelodious), melodic, musical -- (containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark")

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