BELL Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

bell

verb

Definition of bell

as in to shout

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Recent Examples of bell Officials rang the alarm bell about an advanced new artificial intelligence model that could pose an unprecedented cybersecurity threat to the nation's top financial institutions. — Matt Peterson,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 July 2026 Should schools ban phones from bell to bell? — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 June 2026 Connecticut’s General Assembly is now considering making bell-to-bell cellphone bans official state policy. — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bell

Verb

People in surrounding cars gawked, waved and, in one instance, rolled down their windows to shout something that went unheard, as Bonelli explained that the van had internal cameras that were always on but not always being watched.

— Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
When reporters shouted questions about the bombshell conversation, the future king at the time simply chuckled, remained silent and carried on walking.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of shout

Verb

And imagine the bear, cornered in an unfamiliar lair, seeing the light of the only exit blocked by this larger attacker that did not howl or bark, but crawled silently toward him through the addled dogs.

— Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
Instead, after Germany invaded the USSR, Stalin turned on a dime and howled—correctly—that Germany was preparing to wipe the Russians out.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of howl

Verb

This Lusitania didn’t sink as a formal band played, but the ticking of each man’s pocket watch synchronized to form a furious percussion section, and all those wailing women’s voices layered into girl-group harmonies.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Instead of wailing in agony after sampling the vengefully spiked bird, Prince fell in love with it and founded the BBQ Chicken Shack in 1945.

— Ellen Fort, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026

Definition of wail

Verb

The Indians in Westerns had war paint and whooped like savages.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Hundreds of spectators gathered along Ocean Boulevard dressed in rainbow tutus, dresses and shirts, whooping and waving as the Long Beach Pride parade rolled past Sunday morning.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026