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

The world’s strikers are going to have to reach deep into their bag of sweetly struck volleys, mazy solo goals and thundering free kicks to eclipse it. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Lovers of American automotive muscle would no doubt also nominate that quirky 1976 comedy The Gumball Rally, simply for its action hero, a thundering Shelby Cobra 427. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026

In May 2025, a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down the mountainside in the nearby Loetschental valley, sending plumes of dust skyward and coating with mud nearly all of Blatten, which had been evacuated earlier as a precaution. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

In place of herds of bison thundering across the prairie, there were piles of bones a story high and as much as a hundred feet long. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026