BOOS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of boo

as in snorts

a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval the referee's questionable call was greeted with a chorus of boos

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verb

present tense third-person singular of boo

as in jeers

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Those also turned to boos on Strand’s first NFL pass, which Horn deflected and Lloyd plucked out of the air at close range. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026 There were boos, on multiple occasions, whenever Rush so much as crossed the white line and stepped foot on the field. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026 The lack of action during some early stretches prompted the first boos from the crowd. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 The company’s presentation was punctuated by boos and groans from hundreds of Chinatown, Bridgeport and Armour Square residents. — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Think of it as a professional wrestler drawing boos from a crowded arena. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 The boos that rang round Old Trafford on Wednesday have become a familiar sound in recent times. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 At Kinnick Stadium, deafening boos greeted the Cyclones on their sideline in warmups, before kickoff and after halftime. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 His appointment earlier this month on a 3-1 vote by the board drew boos and shouts from the public. — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026

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The Rodents of Unusual Size that attack Westley in a swamp work because they are played by small men in rodent suits, rather than coolly conjured from pixels; their deliberate artifice is the thrill, and Reiner provided the voice for their hideous snorts.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025

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Especially women, with all those drunken servicemen rolling through, packs of them, fights spilling out of the cafés, catcalls and spitting in the streets.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
For Dua, puberty and social maturity become knotted up in unpredictable notions of bodily harm (whether acted upon, or merely threatened), as Serbian boys and men harass her on the way home from school, lacing their catcalls with ethnic slurs.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026

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