HOLLERS Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

hollers 1 of 2

noun

plural of holler

as in shouts

a loud vocal expression of strong emotion heard a holler from somewhere in the woods and ran toward it

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as in whines

an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment there didn't seem to be a thermostat setting that wouldn't bring a holler from somebody

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hollers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of holler

as in complains

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely another city council meeting with residents hollering about the unsatisfactory collection of garbage

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as in yells

to speak so as to be heard at a distance there's no need to holler; I'm in the next room

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Noun

With a few hoots and hollers, and even a couple clucks, the group took off on their ascent to the Betty Bear Hut. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026 Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short. — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026 Blues developed after the Civil War (1861–65) and was influenced by 19th-century work songs and field hollers, minstrel show music, ragtime, and church music such as spirituals and hymns, as well as the folk and popular music of white Southerners. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026 Its rumble barreled over crowds gathered at KSC’s press site drowning out cheers, hollers and the clicking sounds of cameras snapping away pictures of the liftoff. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026 During his very first talk show appearance onThe Ellen Show that same year, Dane joked about the famous scene and the use of double-stick tape to an audience of screaming women, clearly enjoying the crowd's appreciative mewls and hollers. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026 By the end of my life, there may be no one left who speaks like my father outside the hollers and the one-horse towns. — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026 On fall game days, the football team and marching band parade onto the field to loud cheers and hollers, fresh out of a Friday Night Lights episode. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025 All the segments understand the assignment, aiming primarily to elicit hoots and hollers. — James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025

Verb

The Blackhawks dressing room was a rowdy scene after the game, their hoots and hollers reverberating throughout the bowels of the United Center. — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025 The epic shot shows the massive scale of the Sphere as the Chicago Bulls theme plays in the background and Chalamet enthusiastically hoots and hollers in celebration. — Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025 There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example. — Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 There are a few hoots and hollers as the others agree or protest. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025 Ruidoso, New Mexico — The soft dribble of rain drapes a herd of cowboy hats as an auctioneer hollers bidding numbers into the mist. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025 This included early American music forms, marches, spirituals, field hollers, work songs and African rhythms, as well as their musical descendants, like jazz, blues, gospel, country and rock ‘n’ roll. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025 Lots of noise, big splashes, a few congratulatory whoops and hollers. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollers

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Toho’s music team had been looking for international artists who could bring powerful shouts and melodic vocals in keeping with the show’s high-energy tone, which led to the Electric Callboy pairing.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 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

Definition of shouts

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Wails and moans of grief interspersed the chanting, until the small coffin was lowered into the grave.

— Victoria Davies, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
On the second call, the medical alert company employee connected a local 911 call-taker to audio from the home, where the woman's moans of pain and threats by a man could be heard.

— David Clarey, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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China is demanding the US ease export bans on high-tech goods, like chipmaking gear; the US bitterly complains about Chinese overproduction and transhipment.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
There’ll always be someone who doesn’t like it, who complains about it.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of complains

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Things escalate as the two share a car ride home from a fancy gala and the bad man yells at her for embarrassing him.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
The film focused on a young Black reenactor at a historical slave plantation museum in the Midwest who yells at tourists and fights with the town’s racist mayor — played by Parker — was reportedly slated to go into production in the summer of 2024.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of yells

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History of safety complaints Former pilots of 21 Air, the air-cargo company operating the Amazon Prime plane that fatal Sunday, had previously gone on record shining light on a host of safety complaints well before the crash.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Their complaints include inadequate staffing at schools, a lack of resources, crumbling infrastructure, and allegedly overpacked schedules.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of complaints

Verb

The residents also projected a slick video (narrated by a British actor and viewed by Deadline) that talked about how the residents hear screams every 20 to 40 seconds, which averages out to 1,000 screams a day, 365,000 a year.

— Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Between the rich burgundy hue, the delicate side splits on the crewneck sweater, the ribbed texture, and the wide-leg pant silhouette, this matching set screams rich-mom energy.

— Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

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