Synonyms of shrieked

shrieked

verb

past tense of shriek

as in screamed

to cry out loudly and emotionally

the children shrieked with excitement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• screamed
• squealed
• yelled
• howled
• screeched
• yelped
• cried
• shrilled
• squalled
• shouted
• wailed
• squawked
• yowled
• keened
• hollered
• bayed
• thundered
• bawled
• caterwauled
• vociferated
• yawped
• called

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispered
• muttered
• murmured

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shrieked

Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 June 2026

As the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s nightmare — gender-ambiguous, purple hair, facial piercings — tapped me on the shoulder. — Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

As the base runners scampered home, tying the game, Chicago players and fans alike shrieked with glee. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

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 angry purists shrieked their response, rattling their Converse sneakers in their fists, to remind everyone that trades and free agents aren’t part of college basketball. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026

With few exceptions, all the other students had shrieked in fear and had, from then on, called her gross-out or bug-girl. — María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026

Near the launch site, members of the crowd shrieked or stared in disbelief. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026

Once all is shrieked and done, though, what’s left is a faux-prestige screed that’s 100 percent #OhHellNo! — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025