BELL Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

bell

verb

Definition of bell

as in to shout

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Recent Examples of bell Fazio wants a bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in schools; so does Lamont. — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bell

Verb

The two of them spent the rest of the night pressed together in the crowded bar, shouting at each other to be heard over the sound of drunk youth.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
What began as a pointed statement quickly expanded into a communal anthem, driven by a hook built to be shouted back.

— Brittney Williams, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of shout

Verb

The masked figure then loops back, and a howling Wood appears in the frame.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Late one night in October, 2017, Jane Marx, a landscape architect in the wine country of Northern California, woke up to the smell of smoke and the sound of an eerie, howling wind.

— Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of howl

Verb

There are times to speak and times to be silent, and times for people to cry, and even a time to wail.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
When his mother-in-law arrived at the home soon after, Flynn wailed and collapsed on the front porch, bodycam footage showed.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of wail

Verb

The veteran coach congratulated his team for the win and quickly pivoted to yelling about mental mistakes that kept Houston County in the game.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Some demonstrators cursed at police officers holding riot shields, while others yelled out as passing cars honked in support of the protest.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of yell

Verb

The father-daughter pair embraced as Verlander started to cry, and the crowd quickly rose to their feet for a standing ovation.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
Paramount’s Heart of the Beast leaves audiences moved and crying, including Deadline chief critic Pete Hammond.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of cry

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