Synonyms of roaring

roaring 1 of 3

adjective

ˈrȯr-iŋ 

1

as in loud

marked by a high volume of sound

a roaring party that annoyed the neighbors mightily

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loud
• deafening
• ringing
• thundering
• thunderous
• booming
• shrill
• blasting
• noisy
• earsplitting
• blaring
• piercing
• clamorous
• stentorian
• sonorous
• resounding
• clangorous
• plangent
• raucous
• slam-bang
• vociferous
• brazen
• rip-roaring
• obstreperous
• discordant
• squealing
• strident
• harsh
• dinning
• grating
• overloud
• sharp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• low
• gentle
• soft
• silent
• quiet
• dead
• still
• calm
• peaceful
• soothing
• serene
• tranquil
• dreamy
• restful
• muffled
• hushed
• muted
• ultraquiet
• toned (down)
• stilly
• softened

2

as in thriving

marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically

the roaring mining town attracted job seekers eager to share in the boom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thriving
• booming
• golden
• prosperous
• prospering
• successful
• wealthy
• flourishing
• healthy
• halcyon
• palmy
• boomy
• lush
• affluent
• rich
• monied
• moneyed
• opulent
• substantial
• well-to-do
• comfortable
• well-heeled
• well-off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsuccessful
• dying
• depressed
• failing
• struggling
• languishing
• declining
• unprosperous
• bankrupt
• floundering
• insolvent
• bankrupted

roaring

2 of 3

adverb

as in very

to a great degree

we had a roaring good time at the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• very
• extremely
• incredibly
• damned
• damn
• terribly
• too
• badly
• so
• desperately
• jolly
• highly
• full
• really
• wildly
• far
• severely
• mighty
• super
• real
• seriously
• that
• thumping
• exceeding
• especially
• much
• fiercely
• intensely
• rattling
• most
• greatly
• heavily
• passing
• such
• good and
• cracking
• wicked
• particularly
• exceptionally
• awful
• monstrous
• deadly
• whacking
• awfully
• absolutely
• bone
• way
• extra
• fantastically
• fabulously
• immensely
• sore
• specially
• exceedingly
• roaringly
• beastly
• almighty
• frightfully
• dang
• spanking
• a lot
• totally
• uncommonly
• hugely
• achingly
• supremely
• utterly
• mortally
• remarkably
• enormously
• filthy
• eminently
• completely
• thoroughly
• stinking
• vitally
• surpassingly
• positively
• sorely
• archly
• blisteringly
• mightily
• ever
• vastly
• corking
• deeply
• right
• entirely
• as all get-out
• majorly
• unco
• wholly
• significantly
• colossally
• downright
• noticeably
• considerably
• fully
• visibly
• flat-out
• notably
• purely
• obviously
• substantially
• radically
• profoundly
• extensively
• palpably
• markedly
• plentifully
• discernibly
• altogether
• excessively
• plainly
• abundantly
• appreciably
• obscenely
• grandly
• monstrously
• astonishingly
• amazingly
• astronomically
• monumentally
• staggeringly
• overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• little
• somewhat
• slightly
• nominally
• just
• barely
• scarcely
• negligibly
• hardly
• marginally
• scantily
• meagerly
• minimally

roaring

3 of 3

verb

present participle of roar

1

as in growling

to make a long loud deep noise or cry

the car's engine roared as it sped away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• growling
• rumbling
• bellowing
• screaming
• thundering
• crying
• booming
• shouting
• shrieking
• yelling
• rolling
• grumbling
• screeching
• banging
• blaring
• blasting
• howling
• whooping
• squalling
• hollering
• hooting
• pealing
• wailing
• bawling
• calling
• yowling
• caterwauling
• belling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispering
• murmuring
• muttering
• grunting
• mumbling
• mouthing
• squeaking
• whimpering
• mewling
• puling

2

as in shouting

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shouting
• yelling
• crying
• screaming
• hollering
• thundering
• calling
• bellowing
• hallooing
• bawling
• vociferating
• baying
• sounding off
• shrieking
• screeching
• holloing
• whooping
• howling
• shrilling
• squealing
• crowing
• squeaking
• wailing
• yawping
• hailing
• yowling
• caterwauling
• ululating
• speaking out
• speaking up
• yauping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispering
• breathing
• murmuring
• muttering
• mumbling

3

as in laughing

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

a madcap comedy that had movie audiences roaring all summer long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughing
• giggling
• screaming
• chuckling
• smiling
• grinning
• chortling
• cackling
• snickering
• tittering
• hee-hawing
• twittering
• cracking up
• splitting one's sides
• breaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crying
• sobbing
• weeping
• howling
• bawling
• wailing
• blubbering
• whining
• whimpering
• bleating
• squalling
• groaning
• yowling
• sighing
• moaning
• sniffling
• sniveling
• puling
• snivelling

Examples of roaring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Mayor sees the zoo as ‘absolutely our arena moment’ Sacramento opened its Land Park zoo during a truly roaring ’20s. —Savanna Smith, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024

But then restrictions eased, life inched back to a new normal, masks came off, and familiar germs made roaring comebacks, causing unusually high waves of infection, some at unusual times in the year. —Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 June 2023

Those songs emphasize Rodrigo’s yen to rock, which is earnest and studied and bolstered by an impressively roaring band that lent her a soupçon of grit. —Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024

By the 1940s, the cowboy myth was in full and roaring form throughout America. —Wil Haygood, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023