SCREAMED Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

screamed

verb

Definition of screamed next

past tense of scream

as in shrieked

to cry out loudly and emotionally we screamed when the roller coaster began its 30-foot plunge

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as in laughed

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound you'll scream when you see the outfit that she's wearing

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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

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Recent Examples of screamed His confidence wasn’t loud, but his steady production screamed franchise pillar. —

Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 13 May 2026 Akinsulie screamed as the dog tore the flesh from his ankle, thighs, hip and wrist. —

Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 13 May 2026 He’d just been followed down a country highway by an angry mob, which screamed cusses and gave him the finger. —

Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026 On Tuesday, officers originally were called to the residence after a female ran out to an animal control officer in the area and screamed that her family member had been shot. —

Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 7 May 2026 Set in Chicago in the Jazz Age and inspired by the true crime of passion news events that screamed from Windy City newspaper headlines, the musical is based on the 1926 play of the same name by Maurine Dallas Watkins, a journalist covering the city’s courthouse beat. —

Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 Everything about his presence screamed that rebuilding this bridge at record speed carried intense political weight for him. —

Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026 None of them screamed commercial hit. —

Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026 Video from witnesses posted on social media showed rapid gunfire for at least 45 seconds as people screamed and ran for cover. —

CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026

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Pulido told the crowd, before scratching his signature onto the brim and handing it to Jimena, who pumped it in the air and shrieked with joy.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
The Bob Baker Marionettes knew their audience very well — the crowd shrieked along to the chorus.

— Rebecca Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026