Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun surd
1 sense of surd
Sense 1
surd, voiceless consonant -- (a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords)
=> consonant -- (a speech sound that is not a vowel)
Antonyms of adj surd
1 sense of surd
Sense 1
unvoiced (vs. voiced), voiceless, surd, hard -- (produced without vibration of the vocal cords; "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'")
Similarity of adj surd
1 sense of surd
Sense 1
unvoiced (vs. voiced), voiceless, surd, hard -- (produced without vibration of the vocal cords; "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'")
=> whispered -- (spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords; "a long whispered conversation")