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Synonym Chooser

How is the word clamorous different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms of clamorous are blatant, boisterous, obstreperous, strident, and vociferous. While all these words mean "so loud or insistent as to compel attention," clamorous may imply insistency as well as vociferousness in demanding or protesting.

clamorous demands for prison reforms

When would blatant be a good substitute for clamorous?

The meanings of blatant and clamorous largely overlap; however, blatant implies an offensive bellowing or insensitive loudness.

blatant rock music
a blatant clamor for impeachment

When is it sensible to use boisterous instead of clamorous?

The words boisterous and clamorous can be used in similar contexts, but boisterous suggests a noisiness and turbulence due to high spirits.

a boisterous crowd of party goers

When might obstreperous be a better fit than clamorous?

The words obstreperous and clamorous are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, obstreperous suggests unruly and aggressive noisiness and resistance to restraint.

the obstreperous demonstrators were arrested

When is strident a more appropriate choice than clamorous?

While the synonyms strident and clamorous are close in meaning, strident suggests harsh and discordant noise.

heard the strident cry of the crow

When could vociferous be used to replace clamorous?

The synonyms vociferous and clamorous are sometimes interchangeable, but vociferous implies a vehement shouting or calling out.

vociferous cries of protest and outrage

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clamorous During an epidemic that otherwise made life hectic and clamorous, the militarized languor of the residents was glaring precisely because Liberians who were already displaced from the recent Civil War felt abandoned by the government. Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025 The free-spirited aesthetic is characterized by loose silhouettes, exotic prints and eclectic details (think fur vests, intricate embroideries and clamorous jewelry). Hannah Malach, WWD, 26 Feb. 2025 With all of that in the background, there's been clamorous debate about how much risk, if any, people are swallowing with their evening cocktail, gameday beer, or wine with dinner. Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025 In Montreal, a drums corps and brass band posted up near the complaining new neighbor’s building in an intentionally clamorous protest against the recent closure of La Tulipe. Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for clamorous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamorous
Adjective
  • Clark's teammate, Fever star Sophie Cunningham, has been one of the most vocal critics of the WNBA players and referees in the physical treatment of Clark and how it is handled.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Habba was named as the U.S. attorney in New Jersey in March after becoming well-known as one of Trump’s most vocal legal advocates.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The noisy ones have either hope or larceny in their souls.
    Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Rez said platforms should build internal mechanisms that elevated antisemitism protections above noisy or majority-sourced signals in training.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Noise level Pet fountains are never completely silent, but some are louder than others.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
  • For years loud car exhausts, stereos and late-night partying in the downtown corridor have been at the center of complaints.
    Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The Democratic Party is also home to outspoken critics of Israel and much of the Jewish community, like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Bernie Sanders, and others.
    Nathan Diament, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Counter to her brother, Maxine is the outspoken, happy-go-lucky, popular girl who masks her loneliness and sorrow.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet given the league and many of its most prominent players' presence in social justice efforts, their silence around the violence being fueled by Rwanda and the UAE is all the more deafening.
    Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
  • That visual message was audibly reinforced at a deafening level as the crowd cheered their neighbors who spoke against the proposal and booed a NIPSCO official and other business leaders who spoke in favor of it.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Maybe that's why there was such a vociferous response when a picture showcasing the remnants of this particular pizza slice was posted to Reddit by the diner under the handle u/Pancakeferret.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Attacks on the Fed Trump’s first six months have also been marked by vociferous and repeated attacks from the president on the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell.
    Tobias Burns, The Hill, 27 July 2025
Adjective
  • Although it can be characterized by a ringing, pulsing, buzzing, hissing or squealing sound, audiologists say the source of the condition lies in the brain's neural networks.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • But with a will Strike all your harps and set them ringing; On hill and heath Let every breath Throw all its power into singing!
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • There's some blatant misinformation, like claims that urbanization could be distorting the warming, which has already been tested extensively.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Also going to the library: the proceeds of settlements that Trump has wrung out of media and tech companies following lawsuits that many critics have characterized as blatant shakedowns.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025

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“Clamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamorous. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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