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

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 cheers and the roars reverberated around NRG Stadium. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 24 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

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

Ski and Snowboard at Big Bear Mountain Resort During winter, Big Bear Mountain Resort roars to life, with skiing and snowboarding as well as snow tubing on offer. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026

But if there is no clear-eyed accounting and address of the specific and systemic failings that led to so much loss last July 4, what happens the next time a flood roars through Texas Hill Country? — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026

Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys. — Literary Hub, 9 June 2026

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

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