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

In the video, the crowd could be heard cheering and screaming. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 13 July 2026

No stranger to delivering a live performance for thousands of screaming fans, Dwayne Johnson is looking to add a Broadway show to his extensive resume. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 July 2026

The asymmetric hemline is screaming to be paired with baggy jeans and flats. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 11 July 2026

When Kirk doesn’t reappear, Pam enters the house looking for him, and she is grabbed by Leatherface and carried, screaming, into his butchering room. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026

The magazine’s anatomically graphic photos—rats butchered alive, dogs with their faces sliced open, monkeys screaming at the electrodes implanted in their abdomens—seemed like windows into hell. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

The action is tenfold; there’s aerial warfare featuring lasers, sword fights that look straight out of Blade Runner, a blood-soaked and screaming Anya Taylor-Joy, and of course, an appearance from a massive sandworm, seemingly summoned by Chani. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026

From the outset of the selloff earlier this year, Jim Cramer was screaming from the rooftops that cyber should never have been lumped into run-of-the-mill enterprise software. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 July 2026

One of the tournament's instant classics unfolded Sunday at the historic Estadio Azteca, where 87,500 screaming fans created a deafening atmosphere. — Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

Phrases Containing screaming

• screaming meemies