OUT CRY Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

outcry

noun

ˈau̇t-ˌkrī

Definition of outcry

as in roar

a violent shouting I went to the window to see what the sudden outcry from the street below was about

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Recent Examples of outcry The camp tried to reopen during the summer months but announced that is wasn't moving forward with plans after public outcry. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 The response comes despite an outcry across media outlets that the restriction is a flagrant violation of the First Amendment. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2026 Amid a media outcry, Francis in 2024 ordered a canonical trial, which is ongoing. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 After public outcry, Orange County paused herbicide spraying in flood channels countywide while officials evaluate the safest procedures for removing vegetation. — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outcry

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Noun

Finally, the structure crumbled in a roar of broken concrete and a cloud of dust.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The unsentimental roar is, of course, a translation of Chekhov’s saws, and a good one at that.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of roar

Noun

Instead of focusing only on reducing noise, officials could also pay more attention to the kinds of sounds people hear, including natural ones such as birdsong.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
This achievement marks the starting point for a new era of antiproton precision measurements 8,12 in dedicated low-noise offline laboratory environments.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

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