Synonyms of booms

booms 1 of 2

noun

plural of boom

as in claps

a loud explosive sound

the nerve-jangling boom of a car backfiring

Synonyms & Similar Words

• claps
• bangs
• blasts
• crashes
• thunderclaps
• pops
• thwacks
• cracks
• roars
• reports
• slams
• whacks
• snaps
• whumps
• taps
• smashes
• knocks
• whomps
• clangs
• clashes
• howls
• clanks
• thunks
• whams
• outcries
• raps
• blares
• clamors
• uproars
• tumults
• clangors
• hullabaloos
• hubbubs
• hue and cries

booms

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of boom

1

as in increases

to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number

with the strong economy, business is booming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increases
• rises
• swells
• accelerates
• expands
• climbs
• waxes
• surges
• intensifies
• mounts
• mushrooms
• multiplies
• accumulates
• proliferates
• spreads
• balloons
• snowballs
• escalates
• gains
• jumps
• enlarges
• rolls up
• builds up
• appreciates
• burgeons
• rockets
• heightens
• peaks
• skyrockets
• inflates
• bulks
• redoubles
• distends
• puffs (up)
• crests
• crescendoes
• blows up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreases
• diminishes
• contracts
• recedes
• wanes
• lessens
• dwindles

2

as in roars

to make a long loud deep noise or cry

the cannons boomed throughout the night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roars
• growls
• rumbles
• bellows
• screams
• cries
• thunders
• shouts
• shrieks
• bangs
• yells
• rolls
• grumbles
• screeches
• blasts
• blares
• bells
• whoops
• hollers
• bawls
• howls
• peals
• wails
• hoots
• squalls
• calls
• yowls
• caterwauls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispers
• mouths
• grunts
• mumbles
• murmurs
• mutters
• squeaks
• whimpers
• pules
• mewls

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of booms

Noun

The region once drew major investment inflows as investors chased returns during commodity booms. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

The floating booms, to starboard, looked like flimsy protection against the spill. — Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Almost every night in Riyadh brings the bass-drum booms and thuds of interceptors launching to destroy incoming projectiles. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

So, too, is the way objects react when a fusion reaction booms nearby. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

To an unusual degree, growth in economies up and down the AI stack is driven by the twin investment and market booms. — Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

In the time since, there have been booms and busts, but every year there are more great games to play, more devices to play them, and best of all, more people than ever playing. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 13 Oct. 2026

Settlers arrived slowly, then in booms, cutting trees, burning stumps, shooting wolves, and plowing the black ground with teams of oxen, raising vegetables for their families and wheat to sell over the Erie Canal. — James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026

Of course, there are significant differences between the AI and China booms. — Jared Franz, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Verb

Officially, Charlevoix is home to about 3,000 year-round residents, but come summer, the town booms with visitors. — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026

Massive field goal for Ole Miss Rebels kicker Lucas Carneiro booms a 58-yard field goal to cut Miami’s lead to 17-13 with 11 seconds left in the first half. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026

Music booms out into the night air, blending with the incessant roar of engines. — Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025