Synonyms of screaming

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adjective

ˈskrē-miŋ 

1

as in sensational

arousing a strong and usually superficial interest or emotional reaction

screaming headlines about the latest showbiz scandal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sensational
• juicy
• colorful
• lurid
• sensationalist
• theatrical
• sensationalistic
• dramatic
• shocking
• gee-whiz
• catchpenny
• suggestive
• catchy
• melodramatic
• histrionic
• gory
• racy
• vulgar
• coarse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tame
• innocuous
• restrained
• nonsensational
• inoffensive
• proper
• dignified
• formal

2

as in funny

causing or intended to cause laughter

a screaming picture of everyone making silly faces

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funny
• comedic
• humorous
• hysterical
• comic
• amusing
• ridiculous
• comical
• entertaining
• killing
• hilarious
• riotous
• ludicrous
• playful
• laughable
• risible
• droll
• uproarious
• witty
• farcical
• antic
• laughing
• chucklesome
• sidesplitting
• humoristic
• flip
• slapstick
• diverting
• merry
• zany
• mad
• clownish
• flippant
• gleeful
• waggish
• jolly
• facetious
• rich
• slapsticky
• snickery
• jocular
• priceless
• whimsical
• jokey
• knockabout
• jovial
• pert
• campy
• smart
• smart-aleck
• wry
• mirthful
• jocose
• smart-alecky
• jocund
• blithesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lame
• serious
• severe
• earnest
• humorless
• grave
• moving
• solemn
• sedate
• somber
• sober
• unsmiling
• touching
• tragic
• staid
• unfunny
• unhumorous
• uncomic
• weighty
• unamusing
• affecting
• unhysterical
• poignant
• tearful
• sad
• mournful
• sobersided
• sorrowful
• no-nonsense
• lachrymose
• woeful

screaming

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verb

present participle of scream

1

as in shrieking

to cry out loudly and emotionally

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrieking
• squealing
• yelling
• crying
• howling
• screeching
• yelping
• squalling
• shrilling
• shouting
• wailing
• squawking
• yowling
• hollering
• keening
• baying
• bawling
• caterwauling
• thundering
• yawping
• vociferating
• calling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispering
• muttering
• murmuring

2

as in laughing

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughing
• giggling
• chuckling
• smiling
• roaring
• grinning
• snickering
• cackling
• chortling
• tittering
• twittering
• hee-hawing
• cracking up
• splitting one's sides
• breaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crying
• sobbing
• weeping
• bawling
• howling
• wailing
• whining
• blubbering
• whimpering
• squalling
• bleating
• groaning
• yowling
• moaning
• sighing
• sniffling
• sniveling
• puling

3

as in complaining

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

• complaining
• whining
• moaning
• muttering
• whimpering
• kicking
• growling
• squealing
• crying
• hollering
• wailing
• grumbling
• squawking
• murmuring
• worrying
• bitching
• yammering
• yowling
• bleating
• griping
• keening
• nagging
• grousing
• inveighing
• whinging
• beefing
• caterwauling
• carping
• yawping
• bellyaching
• protesting
• repining
• fussing
• grizzling
• grouching
• kvetching
• sobbing
• croaking
• grumping
• crabbing
• kicking up a fuss
• maundering
• quarreling (with)
• objecting (to)
• blubbering
• quibbling
• stewing
• fretting
• lamenting
• bewailing
• bemoaning
• deploring
• caviling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicing
• delighting
• taking
• accepting
• bearing
• enduring
• crowing
• tolerating
• cheering
• applauding
• commending
• countenancing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of screaming

Adjective

There was more screaming and yelling for people who wanted to get a ventilator available in their home. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2021

Verb

Children in school uniforms are then seen screaming and rushing for an exit. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

There’s a lot of laughing and screaming [performance] notes across the open water. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026

Buzz camper van screaming back earlier than previously forecasted at a time when the Kia PV5 has rapidly surpassed Volkswagen's electric van as the breakthrough poster child of global e-camping. — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026

The investigation revealed that on Wednesday, a parent dropping off his kid at the daycare heard children screaming inside, according to a search warrant cited by CBS News. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Videos posted to social media showed buildings collapsing and panicked residents running and screaming, as dust filled the sky. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

In Pereira, further south in the coffee-producing mountains of Colombia, photos and videos on local media showed pieces of the airport ceiling falling onto travelers taking shelter and screaming. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

In the video, sounds resembling gunfire were heard just seconds before a drone struck the beach, causing a fireball explosion that sent bystanders screaming. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Cracking open the throttle with the top down delivers peak Ferrari Experience, with the V6 screaming with fury only very briefly interrupted by the loud pops of the upshifts. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing screaming

• screaming meemies