clamant

adjective

ˈklā-mənt How to pronounce clamant (audio)
Definition of clamantnext
1
as in vocal
engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest clamant students gathered outside the college president's office, protesting the denial of tenure for the popular professor

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2
as in urgent
needing immediate attention faced with utter bankruptcy, she didn't think that moist skin was one of her clamant needs at that moment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamant
  1. vocal
  2. urgent
  3. outspoken
  4. acute
  5. vociferous
  6. blatant
  7. clamorous
  8. noisy
Adjective
  • Courtney is attuned to the singularity of each, their vocal tics and fixations and privacies, their fledgling channels of desire and uncanny knowledge of beauty.
    — Jamie Hood, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
  • To his left politically, Roan, who is openly gay, is a vocal advocate for LGBTQ rights and in August performed at Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival that raised $20 million for women’s charities.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of vocal
Adjective
  • Something entertaining could tempt you this evening, especially if the offer makes enjoyment sound urgent.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Fixes needed With more extreme rain on the horizon, the need for more flood control projects is urgent, Weiss said.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of urgent
Adjective
  • Ovechkin has been outspoken in his support for Vladimir Putin, and his game against the Ottawa Senators came weeks before the World Juniors will be held in Alberta as Russian athletes' participation remains up in the air.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Earlier Tuesday, Fed governor Christopher Waller, an outspoken member of the central bank’s rate-setting committee, said that a hike of a half-point next month was possible, double the size of the usual quarter-point increase.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of outspoken
Adjective
  • Coach Tiago Splitter said there was not an acute source of the injury, but that Wilson began to develop soreness and tightness in his right hip throughout this week.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The fear of déjà vu is particularly acute among the clear-eyed Republicans on their way out of Congress.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of acute
Adjective
  • The most vociferous opposition has come from Avigdor Lieberman, head of the right-wing secular Yisrael Beiteinu party.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • There, the nationalist instincts driving Rubio’s speech found more vociferous expression.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of vociferous
Adjective
  • The blatant suppression of truth is, at least, an easy theme to relate to in the present moment.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
  • This blatant bias in the substance of American studies scholarship was set in motion over a decade ago.
    — Nancy Koppelman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of blatant
Adjective
  • Across Lower East Side dives in the early 2000s, Brian Chase, Nick Zinner, and Karen O put on otherworldly rock shows that verged on performance art—a blaze of vodka-spitting, mic-fellating, IDGAF unruliness and explosive, clamorous tracks.
    — Megan Buerger, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Curiously, the same thing happened to Altobelli, and the two of us ended up breaking into a clamorous chorus of laughter, confirming our complicity, especially when laughing at one of our idols.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of clamorous
Adjective
  • In 2025, Google’s Craig Gidney published research suggesting RSA-2048 could theoretically be factored with fewer than one million noisy physical qubits under specific engineering assumptions, a dramatic reduction from previous estimates.
    — Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Part of the fun of seeking out sandhill cranes is seeing and hearing their big, noisy flocks.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of noisy
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“Clamant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamant. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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