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

According to police, the surveillance video shows the woman pulling and squeezing one child's ear for six seconds as the child screamed. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Their public behavior has never really screamed loving couple, either, so is there any truth to the speculation? — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2026

One student screamed at another and fled the class; Barbara lost the reins and wound up in the smarmy principal’s office being thanked for her many years of service. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026

Rays third baseman Junior Caminero screamed in the dugout after Milwaukee had rallied to tie the game. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Still only a teenager whose magical passes screamed louder than any of his two-word interview answers ever could, Doncic didn’t say a word with Real Madrid, his longtime Spanish agent Quique Villalobos said. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Just ask head coach Kyle Shanahan and quarterback Brock Purdy after the latter screamed toward his leader on the sideline in a now-viral exchange in Week 6. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Jean-Pierre took photos of celebrities arriving in flamboyant velvet suits, matching fur coats, towering hats, and golden platform shoes that screamed confidence and pride. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Yaffa, who was carrying a pink-and-green school backpack and a matching lunchbox, screamed and covered her ears. — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026