Synonyms of roars

roars 1 of 2

noun

plural of roar

1

as in noises

a violent shouting

a roar went up from the crowd when the verdict was read

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noises
• howls
• outcries
• vociferations
• clamors
• rackets
• tumults
• uproars
• protests
• hue and cries
• hubbubs
• dins
• jangle
• hullabaloos
• outbursts
• cris de coeur
• clangors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• murmurs
• rumblings
• rumbles
• mumbles

2

as in rattles

loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound

the roar of the machinery in the factory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noises
• rattles
• chatters
• blares
• clatters
• commotions
• clamors
• decibels
• cacophonies
• dins
• rackets
• brawls
• bluster
• bangs
• bruits
• bowwows
• discordances
• discords
• booms
• dissonances
• katzenjammers
• claps
• blasts
• babels
• clangors
• uproars
• crashes
• tumults
• furors
• jangles
• rumpuses
• cracks
• hurly-burlies
• hubbubs
• hullabaloos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• silences
• stills
• quiets
• calms
• hushes
• lulls
• serenities
• tranquilities
• quietudes

roars

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verb

present tense third-person singular of roar

1

as in growls

to make a long loud deep noise or cry

the car's engine roared as it sped away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• growls
• rumbles
• screams
• cries
• bellows
• thunders
• booms
• shouts
• shrieks
• yells
• grumbles
• screeches
• rolls
• bangs
• blares
• howls
• hollers
• blasts
• peals
• whoops
• hoots
• bawls
• wails
• yowls
• bells
• calls
• squalls
• caterwauls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispers
• murmurs
• mouths
• mumbles
• grunts
• mutters
• squeaks
• whimpers
• mewls
• pules

2

as in shouts

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

• shouts
• yells
• cries
• screams
• hollers
• calls
• thunders
• bawls
• bellows
• shrieks
• sounds off
• bays
• vociferates
• screeches
• howls
• squeals
• whoops
• shrills
• squeaks
• hollos
• wails
• yowls
• hails
• crows
• caterwauls
• speaks out
• yawps
• speaks up
• ululates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispers
• breathes
• murmurs
• mumbles
• mutters

3

as in laughs

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

a madcap comedy that had movie audiences roaring all summer long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughs
• giggles
• screams
• chuckles
• smiles
• cackles
• grins
• chortles
• snickers
• titters
• cracks up
• twitters
• hee-haws
• breaks up
• splits one's sides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cries
• weeps
• howls
• sobs
• bawls
• wails
• yowls
• whines
• whimpers
• blubbers
• groans
• sighs
• bleats
• moans
• squalls
• sniffles
• pules
• snivels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of roars

Noun

Maybe the Dodger fans, who showed striking apathy in the playoffs, will return to their post-dynasty roars because of this. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

As the roars grew louder and louder inside Valley Children’s Stadium, Boise State quarterback Maddux Madsen prepared to take the snap on a crucial fourth-and-2. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Oct. 2026

Trains rumble behind the main stadiums, Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong, while planes approaching and departing from La Guardia Airport bring their stomach-churning roars. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Johnson’s first budget made the CARE pilot permanent and doubled staff positions in 2024, to roars of approval from his progressive base. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

The majority of fans on the Long Island, New York property appeared to be pulling against the Colorado native with countless shouts for his golf ball to find bunkers and minor roars after each of his five bogeys during the final round. — Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026

On Saturday, the roars and applause of Ballantyne Ridge staff, friends and family members filled Bojangles Coliseum as 279 students walked the stage as part of the high school’s first graduating class, adding to the 22 graduates who finished mid-year. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026

Fellow attacker Akram Afif fell to his knees in both joy and disbelief after the final whistle blew, taking in the roars coming from his countrymen who had made the long trip to the United States. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026

Both of them suggest the guitarist Loren Connors leading the early roars of Earth, his intuitive way of navigating the instrument’s neck bolstered by a formidable wall of hum at his back. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026

Verb

Its back alleys are still pedestrian-only (although the odd motorbike roars past) and maintain their charm. — Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

On Friday, high temperatures across northern California will start to dip into the 90s and 80s as the evening breeze roars in with gusts above 20 mph and higher at elevation, and sit comfortably in the 70s at most by Saturday and Sunday. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026

As a syringe containing the cure falls to the ground many stories below, Monster Bryan stands atop the hospital’s skybridge and roars at an approaching National Guard helicopter. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

With their bodies fused to his own, the monstrous Bryan roars atop the hospital as a military helicopter takes aim at him. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Inside the arena, roars undulate across the stands any time the background music dips or transitions. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026

In the final season, as the survivors race to bury their sins before rescue arrives and an old flame roars back into town with plans of her own. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Steps away, other Israeli activists fashion animals out of balloons, while a couple in garish wigs and clown makeup wildly wave their arms in a routine that prompts roars of laughter. — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026

The Chicago Air and Water Show roars over the city this weekend. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026