SHOUT Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

shout 1 of 2

verb

ˈshau̇t

Definition of shout

as in to yell

to speak so as to be heard at a distance well-wishers shouted to departing passengers from the dock

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shout

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noun

as in howl

a loud vocal expression of strong emotion I gave a sudden shout of surprise when the shower abruptly turned ice-cold

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Recent Examples of shout

Verb

The producer-recording artist shouted his single-syllable background vocals into a microphone by himself on stage. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026 Basin then turned toward another beachgoer, shouted an obscenity and resumed arguing with members of the group. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Noun

On the side of the highway, the night is a cacophony of blaring horns and the shouts of drunken men. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Every open gaming table has empty seats, though an occasional excited shout can be heard across the floor. — James Powel, USA Today, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for shout

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Verb

Video that the teen lobster diver's family shared with ABC Miami affiliate WSVN allegedly shows Simpson swimming away from the third lung and back to the Contender vessel as people on Del Sol's boat began yelling and cursing at him.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
One of them confronted Wesley, who allegedly began to yell at the other counselor and demanded to know what was going on.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of yell

Noun

Somewhere in the heated mist hovered the howls of Albert Ayler and the clarion call of his brother Donald’s trumpet, followed by the Ornette Coleman Quartet, saluting him with joyous cacophony.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
Her Valley girl howl will stop you in your tracks, proclaiming friendship, revolution, and, yeah, lust.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Definition of howl

Verb

Students streamed out of the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, on the capital's northwestern outskirts, as the wounded were loaded on to ambulances and teachers hugged each other and cried.

— Chalinee Thirasupa, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Once at the station, Komoroski is seen at first refusing to sit and once seated, starts to cry.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of cry

Noun

Charging documents state that Kimberly Lechner's brother tried to stop the attack after hearing her scream.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
The woman eventually managed to escape and ran to a neighbor for help, WPLG reported, adding that her piercing screams were captured on home surveillance video.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of scream

Noun

Dawkins, an automobile aficionado himself, loved every second of the obstacle course, and even let out a shriek when the driver floored it over a hill at the end.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
Smiley slashes Mari across the belly and Fatima lets out a monstrous shriek.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of shriek

Verb

Meghan personally called animal rights attorney Shannon Keith, who runs the Beagle Freedom Project, after hearing about 4,000 beagles being rescued from overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at the Envigo breeding and research plant in Virginia.

— Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Five students between 12 and 13 years old were killed in what officials called the worst school shooting in decades.

— Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of call

Noun

Witness Hoon Chan Sim, 53, was sitting on a park lawn with his dog near West Drive when he was startled by the squeal of braking tires, and spun around to see the horrific collision.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
From the pig trailer came a bang, followed by a muffled squeal.

— Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

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