aloud

adverb

ə-ˈlau̇d 

1

: with the speaking voice in a way that can be clearly heard

She read the story aloud.

2

archaic : in a loud manner : loudly

Synonyms of aloud

• out
• audibly
• loudly
• clearly

Examples of aloud in a Sentence

the mischievous teacher likes to call on the sleepiest-looking students to read aloud from the textbook

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump said, then took a detour to bash the practice of cashless bail, wondering aloud if that were part of the problem. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2026

Wever herself was in Dunham’s 2010 film, Tiny Furniture, and read an excerpt of her memoir aloud for The New Yorker. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Outraged attendees who were joined by Zoom began flooding the chat with comments that were read aloud for the in-person group to hear. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Is the work going to be read aloud to the audience by someone else? — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from a- entry 1 + loud

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing aloud

• think aloud/out loud

Rhymes for aloud

• allowed
• avowed
• endowed
• mcleod
• bowed
• browed
• cloud
• cowed
• crowd
• dowd
• loud
• ploughed

Kids Definition

aloud

adverb

ə-ˈlau̇d 

: so as to be clearly heard

read aloud