ROARED Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

roared

verb

Definition of roared next

past tense of roar

as in growled

to make a long loud deep noise or cry the car's engine roared as it sped away

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as in shouted

to speak so as to be heard at a distance when we arrived at the house we could hear our friend roaring at someone inside, so we discreetly left

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as in laughed

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound a madcap comedy that had movie audiences roaring all summer long

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Recent Examples of roared Five years ago, a tragic and depressing environmental story unfolded when thousands of giant sequoia trees, an iconic California species that tower 300 feet high and can live for 3,000 years, were killed during multiple large wildfires that roared across the southern Sierra Nevada. —

Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026 Standing in the outfield, several players stopped and watched as the rocket’s massive boosters, in all their fiery glory, roared on the huge screen. —

Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026 The sellout crowd at PNC Park, which opened 25 years ago, or a full half-decade before Griffin was born on April 24, 2006, roared when Griffin was introduced during the pregame ceremony. —

CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 As a freshman, as the Huskies roared to their first title under Hurley, Adama Sanogo and Tristan Newton carried the load. —

Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026 The fans roared when his first goal was announced. —

Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026 The Dodger Stadium crowd roared at the sound of contact, cheers growing louder as Kyle Tucker’s single made it through the right side of the field and Alex Freeland trotted home to finally break a persistent tie. —

Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026 As helicopters roared overhead, dozens of employees walked to a shopping center across the street from the mall to wait out the closure. —

Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026 The Tea Party sprang out of the grass roots and roared at befuddled Congressional representatives in town halls across the country. —

Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026

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The wereboar growled next to Black Pudding, a hulking vicious monster, both focused on ripping Puck and Cordelia to shreds.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The jaguar growled, whirled and bit off the protruding head of the arrow.

— Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026