ROARS Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of roar

as in noises

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

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as in rattles

loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound the roar of the machinery in the factory

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verb

present tense third-person singular of roar

as in growls

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

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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

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as in laughs

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 roars

Noun

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 Resident colobus monkeys’ distinctly guttural roars serve as singular natural alarms at daybreak, when an inspired array of adventures await. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026 Locals have heard the roars of F-16s before, when the Air Force’s Thunderbirds performed above downtown Boise in Gowen Thunder Airshow events. —

Hali Smith april 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026 The occasional roars of delivery trucks and motorcycles that used our alleys to get around the traffic of the main roads, to cut through the city. —

Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026 Most of the time, the creature is invisible, only given away by roars or its footprints in the soil of this extra-terrestrial world. —

Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Two of the biggest roars of the game came at halftime, incidentally. —

Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026 The Hawkeyes have sold out 51 consecutive women’s basketball games, and during several key junctures, the deafening roars soared beyond 116 decibels. —

Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2026

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Just beyond the front desk, a fire roars behind a massive stone hearth, and a live piano plays in the heart of the resort, the lobby lounge (dubbed the Living Room), a choice spot for lunch, casual meetings, or pre-dinner drinks. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Lemieux entered the bowl, roars stirring like a restless sea. —

Dan Robson, New York Times, 29 May 2026 The ball appeared to cross the goal line upon first glance, drawing roars from the nearby River Guard supporters group mere feet away, but the watching linesman ruled the ball wasn’t completely over the line and called for play to continue. —

Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026 Fathers protecting newborns Wind roars with such force the steel beams supporting the hospital’s top floors twist 4 inches. —

Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 Their random growls and roars throughout the show built an incredible suspense. —

Literary Hub, 20 May 2026 Keep an eye on the sky and be ready to move indoors if thunder roars. —

Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 8 May 2026 Inside the nearly empty Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA last Monday afternoon, the air rumbles and judders and roars like a B-52 engine readying for takeoff. —

Erik Pedersen, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026 Spot the Godzilla Head in Kabukicho, which roars and lights up in the evening. —

Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Even within the walls of the apartment, there was the hum of the refrigerator, the soft ticking of a radio alarm clock and the clock in the VCR, the submarine tlack of the cassette reversing in the answering machine, and other little noises.

— Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Unpredictable hours, loud noises, finicky clients, wrenches, needles.

— Jane Bua, New Yorker, 1 June 2026