HOWLER Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

howler

noun

Definition of howler

as in scream

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as in blunder

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Recent Examples of howler Expect to see monkeys (both howler and white-faced), koatis, and perhaps even a leopard. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 June 2026 Camera footage showed one occasion when an adult howler came and tried to retrieve a baby, and capuchins scared it off. — Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 19 May 2025 Instead, the capuchins toted around the baby howlers for days with few interactions — no play, minimal aggression and little interest. — Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 19 May 2025 Since howlers and capuchins have different diets, the researchers ruled out competition for food. — Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for howler

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Noun

There’s no time to process that, though — they’re interrupted by a scream from another room.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
The screams at a Michigan bar in New York invoked Underwood’s name.

— Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of scream

Noun

There were mighty blunders off the field too under Jarmond, including an email that went out to donors that came with an attachment revealing personal information and spending tallies of the department’s biggest donors.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Common Mistakes When Cleaning Earbuds Take special care to avoid damaging your earbuds by avoiding these common blunders.

— Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of blunder

Noun

Anti-apartheid protesters filled the streets, police formed riot squads and flour bombs fell from a plane over Eden Park, the All Blacks’ home citadel in Auckland.

— Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
But arguably the Bertolucci film that might have spoken the loudest to that generation, 2003’s The Dreamers — a Jules et Jim-like romantic triangle set against the 1968 Paris student riots — is dispensed with in a brief clip or two, sans commentary.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of riot

Noun

When Jenn and Emily return, Shannon tries to cut the tension by talking about jarred pizza sauce (the only real laugh-out-loud moment of the episode), but there’s no salvaging this night.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Here, she’s matured as a well-rounded comedienne who can pull the stops for subtle approaches to laughs, and though the mugging is still evident, it’s only used for propitious moments.

— Hank Grant, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of laugh

Noun

With suspiciously fortuitous timing, Andy is snapped up as Runway’s new features editor—a move that Irv Ravitz (Tibor Feldman), the Si Newhouse-esque head of Elias-Clarke, hopes will salvage what remains of the publication’s credibility in the wake of Miranda’s bungle.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
In addition to Robinhood’s Platinum card, there is Citi’s $695-per-year Strata Elite, whose debut last year was marred by an application-process bungle that saw the bank freeze thousands of accounts—but which has proved popular nonetheless.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of bungle

Noun

And, even more unfortunately, the conversations that Dreux and Alyssa have are not exactly knee-slappers.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2025
On dinner tables frequented by Brussels sprouts, meatloaf is the well-meaning uncle whose knee-slappers are beloved, but not particularly hip.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025

Definition of knee-slapper

Noun

Shows like Blues Clues, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and Lizzie McGuire regularly mixed the mediums, while others like South Park, Family Guy, and SpongeBob SquarePants would occasionally toss in live-action elements as a goof.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Midland—which also includes guitarist/vocalist Jess Carson and bassist/vocalist Cameron Duddy, along with a troupe of touring players—embrace the goofs.

— Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of goof

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