Synonyms of screams

screams 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of scream

1

as in shrieks

to cry out loudly and emotionally

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrieks
• squeals
• yells
• cries
• howls
• screeches
• shrills
• yelps
• shouts
• wails
• squalls
• squawks
• yowls
• hollers
• caterwauls
• keens
• bawls
• thunders
• bays
• yawps
• vociferates
• yaups
• calls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispers
• murmurs
• mutters

2

as in laughs

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughs
• giggles
• chuckles
• roars
• smiles
• cackles
• grins
• chortles
• snickers
• titters
• cracks up
• twitters
• hee-haws
• splits one's sides
• breaks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cries
• weeps
• sobs
• bawls
• howls
• wails
• whines
• yowls
• whimpers
• blubbers
• groans
• bleats
• moans
• sighs
• sniffles
• squalls
• pules
• snivels

3

as in complains

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

• complains
• whines
• moans
• mutters
• growls
• whimpers
• squeals
• cries
• grumbles
• wails
• squawks
• hollers
• kicks
• worries
• murmurs
• caterwauls
• yammers
• yowls
• bleats
• grouses
• bitches
• bellyaches
• nags
• gripes
• grizzles
• inveighs
• kvetches
• whinges
• repines
• beefs
• keens
• kicks up a fuss
• croaks
• yawps
• grouches
• crabs
• protests
• grumps
• yaups
• carps
• fusses
• kicks up a stink
• maunders
• sobs
• objects (to)
• quarrels (with)
• laments
• blubbers
• cavils
• bewails
• quibbles
• bemoans
• deplores
• stews
• frets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoices
• delights
• accepts
• takes
• endures
• bears
• tolerates
• cheers
• crows
• applauds
• commends
• countenances

screams

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noun

plural of scream

as in hoots

someone or something that is very funny

that new comedy is a scream

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hoots
• laughs
• riots
• jokes
• knee-slappers
• howlers
• gags
• sights
• wisecracks
• boners
• witticisms
• quips
• sallies
• pleasantries
• cracks
• jests
• waggeries
• cautions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• downers
• bummers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of screams

Verb

Rather than let his boy be torn apart by terrible creatures in the mist, David uses a gun to mercy-kill them all and screams in anguish because there isn't a bullet left for him. —James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025

Mom screams like a rabid animal. —Dr. Sue Varma, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025

Detroit will be fired up, coming off an embarrassing loss and facing its old offensive coordinator, whom everyone screams the team can’t live without. —Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025

For Bear, the new arrangement is great about 99 percent of the time… the only drawback is that Nikki occasionally snaps back into her old self and screams in utter terror for a few seconds, before resuming the love-bombing. —Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025

Nothing screams summer like corn on the cob, simply buttered and salted. —Saveur Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025

Glamaker Striped Crewneck Set This cozy-pant-and-striped-tee pairing screams fall casual. —Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025

Brock Purdy - San Francisco 49ers Nothing screams that a drop in production is coming more than when a quarterback loses all of his weapons. —Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Alex and Bradley get into it as Nicole Beharie’s Christina Hunter sprints through the streets of New York and Corey screams. —Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025

Noun

Voices gasped, exhaled for a beat, then rose up in screams of horror. —Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025

As cheers and screams of joy rang out in El Alto, Venezuelan fans began to sob in the stands. —Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

Whoever fired the gun then slipped away amid the chaos of screams and students fleeing the Utah Valley University campus. —Amanda Castro gabe Whisnant anna Commander toby Meyjes shane Croucher john Feng joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025

The screams from it were unbearable. —Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

In its small loud way, two or three good screams can help, said Manny Hernandez, a breathwork practitioner / transformational coach / CrossFit coach who started Scream Club Chicago with his partner, Elena Soboleva, a personal branding specialist. —Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025

Amid screams and the sound of bullets, she is killed. —Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025

Naltazan grabbed the woman and covered her mouth to stifle her screams, prosecutors said. —Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Then there are screams, followed by silence. —Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025