Synonyms of thunder

thunder

verb

1

as in to roar

to make a long loud deep noise or cry

as we got closer, the waterfall thundered louder and louder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roar
• growl
• rumble
• scream
• cry
• bellow
• boom
• shout
• squall
• shriek
• yell
• grumble
• roll
• bang
• screech
• peal
• blare
• blast
• bell
• whoop
• holler
• howl
• bawl
• wail
• hoot
• call
• caterwaul
• yowl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whisper
• mouth
• murmur
• grunt
• mumble
• mutter
• squeak
• whimper
• pule
• mewl

2

as in to shout

to speak so as to be heard at a distance

a hotheaded man who was always thundering about the crooks and idiots running the government

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shout
• yell
• cry
• roar
• holler
• scream
• call
• bawl
• bay
• bellow
• sound off
• hollo
• vociferate
• hail
• whoop
• shriek
• shrill
• screech
• crow
• howl
• wail
• squeak
• squeal
• speak out
• caterwaul
• yowl
• speak up
• ululate
• yawp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whisper
• breathe
• murmur
• mutter
• mumble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thunder

SpaceX’s Starship rocket thundered into the sky over South Texas early Monday. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

The Bison have been here before, thundering through California’s capital with a runaway football team. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Sometimes nature thunders, giving us no choice but to listen. — Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

The stadium thundered on beneath the lights while, inside booths and trucks, the people responsible for sending it all across the nation were abruptly working half-blind, half-connected and entirely on instinct. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026