clamorous

adjective

clam·​or·​ous ˈklam-rəs 

ˈkla-mər-əs

1

: marked by confused din or outcry : tumultuous

clamorous city streets

2

: noisily insistent

clamorous demands

clamorously adverb

clamorousness noun

Synonyms of clamorous

• vocal
• outspoken
• vociferous
• blatant
• noisy
• obstreperous
• shrill

Choose the Right Synonym for clamorous

vociferous, clamorous, blatant, strident, boisterous, obstreperous mean so loud or insistent as to compel attention.

vociferous implies a vehement shouting or calling out.

vociferous cries of protest and outrage

clamorous may imply insistency as well as vociferousness in demanding or protesting.

clamorous demands for prison reforms

blatant implies an offensive bellowing or insensitive loudness.

blatant rock music

a blatant clamor for impeachment

strident suggests harsh and discordant noise.

heard the strident cry of the crow

boisterous suggests a noisiness and turbulence due to high spirits.

a boisterous crowd of party goers

obstreperous suggests unruly and aggressive noisiness and resistance to restraint.

the obstreperous demonstrators were arrested

Examples of clamorous in a Sentence

a clamorous objection to the play that the students have chosen to put on this year

a clamorous kindergarten classroom that would try the patience of any sane adult

Recent Examples on the Web

And also on the quiet luxury front, there’s the fate of a bad-girl socialite’s pup and their tenuous relationship to a hamburger fan’s clamorous glass sports court. —Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026

An intellectual giant: steadfast, strong-willed, determined to bring about a mathematical revolution over the clamorous objections of his peers. —Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026

The San Gabriel Valley has been the center of L.A.’s clamorous, communal style of dim sum dining since the area’s propulsive growth in the 1980s and ‘90s, tied to a surge in immigration from all over China. —Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026

Virginia had arrived in New York City nearly twenty years before, just days after her first novel, Friends and Romans, had been released to clamorous reviews. —Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

see clamor entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for clamorous

• amorous
• gammarus
• glamorous