Synonyms of crows

crows 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of crow

1

as in delights

to feel or express joy or triumph

being the home of the new Super Bowl champs was the first thing that city residents had to crow about in a very long time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delights
• joys
• glories
• triumphs
• exults
• brags
• rejoices
• jubilates
• kvells
• gloats
• exuberates
• preens
• kicks up one's heels
• swells
• boasts
• struts
• parades
• flaunts
• shows off
• swaggers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regrets
• laments
• grieves
• weeps
• bewails
• bemoans

2

as in boasts

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess

the in-your-face crowing by some of the winning athletes at the Olympics was embarrassing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boasts
• brags
• bulls
• displays
• blows
• vapors
• exhibits
• vaunts
• swaggers
• blows smoke
• puffs
• blusters
• prides
• gasconades
• harangues
• glories
• exults
• exposes
• gushes
• parades
• rejoices
• brandishes
• flaunts
• shows off
• maximizes
• glorifies
• magnifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizes
• diminishes
• discounts
• plays down
• shrugs off
• belittles
• deprecates
• underrates
• laughs off
• regrets
• undervalues
• laments
• mourns
• pooh-poohs
• bemoans

crows

2 of 2

noun

plural of crow

as in cackles

Related Words

• cackles
• whoops
• chuckles
• snickers
• guffaws
• titters
• chortles
• laughters
• sniggers
• belly laughs
• smiles
• giggles
• twitters
• grins
• cachinnations
• laughs
• smirks
• hee-haws
• horselaughs
• simpers
• boffs
• boffolas

Dissimilar Words

• cries
• groans
• sobs
• wails
• moans
• mouths
• faces
• frowns
• grimaces
• lowers
• scowls
• pouts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crows

Verb

Lockwood takes different noises—from volcanic activity in Hawaii to spring peepers near the Mississippi River, crows around Essex, and hydroacoustic signals in the Tasman Sea—and weaves a tapestry in constant flux. — Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026

At Tribal, Rizo crows once again about his game (which, to be fair, was very well executed), and says that the people who have returned right after playing their first time — Amanda Kimmel, Malcolm Freberg, Russell Hantz — end up doing very well in their second seasons. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026

Paint chips can be rich in calcium carbonite (limestone), which crows not only like but need in a balanced diet. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026

Even crows craft tools, bending twigs to similar ends. — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025