HOWLERS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

howlers

noun

plural of howler

as in screams

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as in blunders

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Noun

Additionally, the park is working to address noise complaints from neighbors, over the screams of enthusiastic riders.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Alexis Rowan, 27, survived the northern Arizona mountain-hike attack only because of screams that were heard by a woman in a nearby home, forcing the suspect to flee, harrowing doorbell camera footage showed.

— Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of screams

Noun

Soon, the horrifying virus is everywhere, and resulting scarcities of water, food, and medicine cause panic, which leads to false conspiracy theories, riots, and an utter collapse of social trust.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 19 Aug. 2026
England won the five-match series 4–1, but the win was clouded by injuries to Australian batters, tensions between the teams, rising crowd unrest that almost led to riots, and strained diplomatic relations between Australia and England.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of riots

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But those are only the flubs that Jeopardy judges catch and acknowledge during tapings.

— Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
In a recent Instagram post, the 56-year-old former TV journalist uploaded a montage of her past on-air flubs alongside a message about perseverance and living with dyslexia.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026

Definition of flubs

Noun

Stories of childhood rules, clothing snafus and Granger as a grandmother got laughs from listeners.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
Gone was the terror of wondering if the piece that was about to air was going to get big enough laughs from the live audience.

— Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of laughs

Noun

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
Johnny Carson made fun of politicians, but mostly their public goofs, not their policies.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026

Definition of goofs

Noun

Ranging from the sound of emergency sirens and birds screeching to low grunts and guttural hoots, their vocalizations reverberate from a sanctuary in the hot, dry hills of the Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angeles.

— Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
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

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