Synonyms of screamed

screamed

verb

past tense of scream

1

as in shrieked

to cry out loudly and emotionally

we screamed when the roller coaster began its 30-foot plunge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrieked
• squealed
• yelled
• howled
• cried
• screeched
• yelped
• shrilled
• squalled
• shouted
• wailed
• squawked
• yowled
• keened
• hollered
• bayed
• bawled
• thundered
• caterwauled
• vociferated
• yawped
• called

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispered
• muttered
• murmured

2

as in laughed

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

you'll scream when you see the outfit that she's wearing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughed
• giggled
• chuckled
• smiled
• roared
• grinned
• snickered
• chortled
• cackled
• tittered
• twittered
• cracked up
• hee-hawed
• broke up
• split one's sides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cried
• sobbed
• wept
• bawled
• howled
• wailed
• blubbered
• whined
• whimpered
• sighed
• groaned
• squalled
• bleated
• yowled
• moaned
• sniffled
• puled
• sniveled

3

as in complained

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

angry residents screamed that their neighborhood still hadn't been plowed a week after the snowstorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complained
• whined
• moaned
• muttered
• growled
• squealed
• whimpered
• hollered
• kicked
• grumbled
• cried
• squawked
• wailed
• worried
• murmured
• bitched
• yowled
• groused
• keened
• inveighed
• griped
• bleated
• grumped
• nagged
• beefed
• caterwauled
• protested
• yammered
• whinged
• grouched
• croaked
• grizzled
• carped
• crabbed
• bellyached
• kvetched
• fussed
• sobbed
• kicked up a fuss
• repined
• yawped
• maundered
• objected (to)
• quarreled (with)
• blubbered
• quibbled
• stewed
• lamented
• fretted
• deplored
• bemoaned
• bewailed
• caviled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoiced
• delighted
• accepted
• took
• endured
• bore
• tolerated
• crowed
• cheered
• applauded
• commended
• countenanced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of screamed

The teen screamed and sat up, CPW said, and the bear then ran to the foot of her bed. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Interviewees describe hacking little girls’ phones to see when their fathers came home and then bombing their houses, listening while the people on the line screamed and pleaded for help, while mothers cried over their burning daughters. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

The crocodile, a female named Lalay, bit down on his arm and dragged him through the shallow water as onlookers screamed. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

The ball screamed toward a fan who had nothing to protect him. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

But, though the special effects are killer, what makes the show click is its suspenseful melancholy, as quiet scenes build to jolts so intense that the whole audience screamed. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Seattle’s protection had its hands full with Woods, and Thomas screamed around a double-team to force a strip-sack. — Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026

Williams screamed and threw the woman, who then ran into the garage. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Montes grabbed and threw two $10,000 candle holders to the ground, breaking them, and screamed at the congregation, according to prosecutors. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026