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scream - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | scream |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry out |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bellow, blare, caterwaul, holler*, howl, jar, roar, screech, shout, shriek, shrill, squeal, voice, wail, yell, yowl, screak, sing out, yip |
| Antonyms: | be quiet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | scream |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outcry |
| Synonyms: | cry, holler*, howl, screech, shriek, wail, yell, yelp, high-pitched shout |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | scream |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person or thing that is very funny |
| Synonyms: | card*, character*, comedian, comic, entertainer, guffaw*, hoot*, howl*, joker, laugh, panic*, riot, sensation, wit, comedienne, sidesplitter |
| Antonyms: | seriousness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bellow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | holler |
| Synonyms: | bark, bawl, bay, blare, bluster, bray, call, clamor, cry, howl, low, roar, rout, scream, shout, shriek, wail, whoop, yawp, yell, yelp, beller |
| Main Entry: | blare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make loud noise |
| Synonyms: | bark, bellow, blast, boom, bray, clamor, clang, honk, hoot, peal, resound, roar, scream, shout, shriek, toot, trumpet, sound out |
| Antonyms: | toot |
| Main Entry: | caterwaul |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make screeching, crying noise |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bicker, howl, quarrel, scream, screech, shriek, squall, wail, yell, yowl |
| Main Entry: | entertaining |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amusing, pleasing |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, affecting, charming, cheerful, cheering, clever, compelling, delightful, droll, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enjoyable, entrancing, exciting, fascinating, fun, funny, gas*, gay, humorous, impressive, inspiring, interesting, lively, moving, piquant, pleasant, pleasurable, poignant, priceless, provocative, restorative, riot, rousing, scream, stimulating, stirring, striking, thrilling, witty, be a ball, captivating, diverting, enthralling, enticing, recreative, relaxing, side-splitting |
| Antonyms: | boring, dull, laborious, sad, tiring, unpleasant, unamusing, unfunny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hilarious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very funny |
| Synonyms: | amusing, comical, convivial, entertaining, exhilarated, frolicsome, gay, gleeful, happy, humorous, jocular, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, laughable, lively, merry, mirthful, noisy, priceless, riot, rollicking, scream, uproarious, witty, gut-busting, side-splitting |
| Antonyms: | grave, serious, somber, tragic, unfunny |
| Main Entry: | holler |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shout, yell |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bellow, call, cheer, complain, cry, hoot, howl, roar, scream, screech, shriek, shrill, squawk, squeal, vociferate, wail, whoop, yap, yelp, ululate |
| Main Entry: | hoot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry |
| Synonyms: | boo, catcall, heckle, hiss, howl, jeer, razz*, scorn, scream, whistle, scoff at, shout down |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | howl |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | long, painful cry |
| Synonyms: | bark, bawl, bay, bellow, blubber, clamor, groan, growl, hoot, keen, lament, moan, outcry, quest, roar, scream, shout, shriek, wail, weep, whimper, whine, yell, yelp, yowl, ululate, yip |
| Main Entry: | laugh |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expressing amusement, happiness |
| Synonyms: | break up*, burst*, cachinnate, chortle, chuckle, convulsed, crack up*, crow, die laughing, fracture*, giggle, grin, guffaw, howl, roar, roll in the aisles, scream, shriek, snicker, snort, split one's sides, titter, whoop*, with sound be in stitches |
| Antonyms: | cry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | laughable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily made fun of |
| Synonyms: | absurd, amusing, asinine, bizarre, camp, comic, comical, derisive, droll, eccentric, entertaining, facetious, fantastic, farcical, funny, hilarious, humorous, inane, jocose, jocular, ludicrous, mirthful, mocking, nonsensical, preposterous, rich, ridiculous, riot, risible, scream, unusual, witty, campy, derisory, diverting, gelastic, har-har, jokey, joshing |
| Antonyms: | grave, serious |
| Main Entry: | rage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be angry |
| Synonyms: | be beside oneself, be furious, be uncontrollable, blow a fuse, blow one's top, blow up*, boil over*, bristle, chafe, champ at bit, erupt, fly off the handle, foam at the mouth*, fret, fulminate, fume, go berserk, have a fit, have a tantrum, let off steam, look daggers, make a fuss over, overflow, rail at, rampage, rant, rant and rave, rave, roar, scold, scream, seethe, snap at, splutter, steam, storm, surge, tear, throw a fit, work oneself into sweat, yell |
| Notes: | ire suggests greater intensity than anger, rage suggests loss of self-control, and fury is destructive rage verging on madness |
| Antonyms: | be happy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud outcry |
| Synonyms: | bark, bawl, bellow, call, cheer, clamor, cry, howl, hue, roar, salvo, scream, screech, shriek, squall, squawk, tumult, whoop*, yammer*, yap*, yawp*, yell, vociferation |
| Antonyms: | whimper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shout |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry out loudly |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bay, bellow, cheer, clamor, exclaim, holler*, roar, scream, screech, shriek, squall, squawk, vociferate, whoop*, yammer*, yap*, yawp*, yell, call out, raise voice |
| Antonyms: | whimper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | squeak |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make sharp, high-pitched sound |
| Synonyms: | cheep, creak, cry, grate, peep, pipe, scream, screech, shrill, sing, sound, squeal, talk, whine, yelp, scritch |
| Main Entry: | whoop |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | hurrah |
| Synonyms: | bellow, boo, cheer, cry, holler, hoot, howl, jeer, scream, shout, shriek, squawk, yell, cry out |
| Main Entry: | yell |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | loud communication |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bellow, call, cheer, complain, cry, holler*, hoot, howl, lament, roar, scream, screech, shout, shriek, shrill, squawk, squeal, vociferate, wail, weep, whoop, yap, yelp, ululate, yip |
| Antonyms: | whisper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | yowl |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | long, loud animate sound |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bay, caterwaul, cry, holler*, howl, scream, screech, squall, squeal, wail, whine, yell, yelp, mewl, ululate, yip |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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