Synonyms of roars

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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

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

Exactly 60 years after Williams’ induction speech on the steps of the Hall of Fame, Baker walked into the Hall and was greeted by the loud roars of another Boston Red Sox legend, David Ortiz. — Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 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

All of that felt like a distant memory on Monday night, when Becerra, now the leading Democrat ahead of the June 2 primary, was met with roars of approval from a hometown crowd of at least 700 people at Sacramento State. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026

Verb

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

Carey nailed her first two tumbling passes, drawing roars from her home crowd. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

The sight of the lone rider desperately trying to hold on as the crowd roars them towards the line is magical, despite such brave attempts rarely being successful. — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

But they were outnumbered three or four to one by Argentina fans, who drowned them out with long flat roars whenever their team repelled a Spanish shot, or bundled a player off the pitch. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026