The voice on the loudspeaker was too muffled to understand.
Source: tatoeba (6759738)
Loudspeaker
/ˈlaʊdspiːkɚ/
Synonyms for "loudspeaker" (41 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (20)
Noun(8 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: speaker, acoustical network, audio speaker, capacitor speaker, coaxial speaker.
- Sentence evidence is available for loudspeaker, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "loudspeaker".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "loudspeaker"
Keep "loudspeaker" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "loudspeaker" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "loudspeaker", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "loudspeaker" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
5 entriesMore specific
5 entriesCollocations
6 entrieshigh fidelity loudspeakerloudspeaker cabinetloudspeaker coneloudspeaker systemoutdoor loudspeakerpublic address loudspeaker
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
105 translations across 60 languages.
Albanian
3 entries- altoparlant noun (transducer)
- lartëfolës noun (transducer)
- zëdhënës noun (transducer)
Arabic
3 entries- سَمَاعَة noun (transducer)
- مُحَوِّل طَاقَة noun (transducer)
- مِجْهَار noun (transducer)
Armenian
1 entries- բարձրախոս noun (transducer)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- səsucaldan noun (transducer)
Belarusian
3 entries- гучнагавары́цель noun (transducer)
- дына́мік noun (transducer)
- спі́кер noun (transducer)
Betawi
3 entries- salon noun (transducer)
- sombok noun (transducer)
- spèker noun (transducer)
Bulgarian
1 entries- високоговори́тел noun (transducer)
Burmese
2 entries- အသံချဲ့စက် noun (transducer)
- အော်လန် noun (transducer)
Catalan
1 entries- altaveu noun (transducer)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 喇叭 noun (transducer)
- 揚聲器 /扬声器 noun (transducer)
- 擴音器 /扩音器 noun (transducer)
- 擴音機 /扩音机 noun (transducer)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- ses yañğıratqıçı noun (transducer)
Czech
1 entries- reproduktor noun (transducer)
Danish
2 entries- højtaler noun (transducer)
- højttaler noun (transducer)
Dutch
1 entries- luidspreker noun (transducer)
Esperanto
1 entries- laŭtparolilo noun (transducer)
Estonian
1 entries- valjuhääldi noun (transducer)
Faroese
1 entries- hátalari noun (transducer)
Finnish
4 entries- kaiutin noun (transducer)
- kajari noun (transducer)
- kovaääninen noun (transducer)
- ämyri noun (transducer)
French
1 entries- haut-parleur noun (transducer)
Galician
1 entries- altofalante noun (transducer)
Georgian
1 entries- ხმამაღლამოლაპარაკე noun (transducer)
German
1 entries- Lautsprecher noun (transducer)
Greek
1 entries- μεγάφωνο noun (transducer)
Hebrew
1 entries- רַמְקוֹל noun (transducer)
Hindi
1 entries- लाउडस्पीकर noun (transducer)
Hungarian
1 entries- hangszóró noun (transducer)
Icelandic
1 entries- hátalari noun (transducer)
Indonesian
3 entries- pengeras suara noun (transducer)
- penyuara noun (transducer)
- sepiker noun (transducer)
Irish
1 entries- callaire noun (transducer)
Italian
1 entries- altoparlante noun (transducer)
Japanese
4 entries- スピーカー noun (transducer)
- ラウドスピーカー noun (transducer)
- 拡声器 noun (transducer)
- 拡声機 noun (transducer)
Khmer
2 entries- បំពង់ឧគ្ឃោសនស័ព្ទ noun (transducer)
- អូប៉ាល័រ noun (transducer)
Korean
3 entries- 경음기 noun (transducer)
- 스피커 noun (transducer)
- 확성기 noun (transducer)
Lao
3 entries- ດອກເຂືອບ້າ noun (transducer)
- ລຳໂພງ noun (transducer)
- ເຄື່ອງຂຍາຽສຽງ noun (transducer)
Latvian
2 entries- reproduktors noun (transducer)
- skaļrunis noun (transducer)
Lithuanian
1 entries- garsiakalbis noun (transducer)
Macedonian
1 entries- звучник noun (transducer)
Malay
1 entries- pembesar suara noun (transducer)
Marathi
2 entries- लाउडस्पीकर noun (transducer)
- स्पीकर noun (transducer)
Mongolian
2 entries- чанга яричг noun (transducer)
- өсгөгч noun (transducer)
Musi
1 entries- son noun (transducer)
Māori
1 entries- tukuoro noun (transducer)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- høgtaler noun (transducer)
- høytaler noun (transducer)
- høyttaler noun (transducer)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- høgtalar noun (transducer)
Polish
1 entries- głośnik noun (transducer)
Portuguese
3 entries- altifalante noun (transducer)
- alto-falante noun (transducer)
- coluna noun (transducer)
Romanian
1 entries- difuzor noun (transducer)
Russian
4 entries- громкоговори́тель noun (transducer)
- дина́мик noun (transducer)
- репроду́ктор noun (transducer)
- спи́кер noun (transducer)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- zvȗčnīk noun (transducer)
- зву̑чнӣк noun (transducer)
Slovak
1 entries- reproduktor noun (transducer)
Slovene
1 entries- zvočnik noun (transducer)
Spanish
2 entries- altavoz noun (transducer)
- altoparlante noun (transducer)
Swedish
1 entries- högtalare noun (transducer)
Tagalog
3 entries- altabos noun (transducer)
- daktinig noun (transducer)
- palakas-tinig noun (transducer)
Tamil
1 entries- ஒலிபெருக்கி noun (transducer)
Thai
1 entries- ลำโพง noun (transducer)
Turkish
1 entries- hoparlör noun (transducer)
Ukrainian
3 entries- гучномо́вець noun (transducer)
- дина́мік noun (transducer)
- спі́кер noun (transducer)
Vietnamese
2 entries- loa noun (transducer)
- máy phát thanh noun (transducer)
Yiddish
3 entries- דינאַמיק noun (transducer)
- הויכרעדער noun (transducer)
- הילכער noun (transducer)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
The police used a drone with a loudspeaker to disperse the crowd.
Source: tatoeba (8626122)
Yanni called his wife in front of everyone on loudspeaker.
Source: tatoeba (9093474)
The loudspeaker isn't working.
Source: tatoeba (10091591)
Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "loudspeaker"?
Closest matches include speaker, acoustical network, audio speaker, capacitor speaker, coaxial speaker.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "loudspeaker"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.