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

Prepare for emotion, some skin, swearing, darkness, a primal scream and lightning.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Jamie Lee Curtis, no stranger to a scream, then took the stage to reflect on the enduring pull of the horror genre and spotlight the museum’s newest exhibition, The Horror Show.

— Freya Drohan, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of scream

Noun

Burks said that leadership blunders are at the problem’s crux.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Soon-to-be Cy Young Award winner Jacob Misiorowski held the Rays to just one run in his five innings, but certainly not without the help of some Rays baserunning blunders.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of blunder

Noun

Traders woke up in a cheerful mood today, shaking off the riots in France and the rising price of oil.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The riots and looting across France might have been supported by leftist radicals, but National Rally leader Marine Le Pen stands to be the greatest beneficiary when the dust eventually settles.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of riot

Noun

Of all the flubs, though, one was all at once somehow the most surprising and … vital to the Chiefs’ victory.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
With recent polls showing Raman in the lead, the councilmember will likely try to avoid making any kind of flub during the in-studio debate hosted by NBC4 and Telemundo52 in Universal City.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of flub

Noun

White elephant gift exchanges are a holiday party staple, bringing plenty of laughs, a little friendly competition and, of course, the occasional gift-stealing showdown.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Cohen is so naturally funny and quick with improvisation that there are plenty of laughs along the way.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 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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