THUNDERED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

thundered

verb

past tense of thunder

as in roared

to make a long loud deep noise or cry as we got closer, the waterfall thundered louder and louder

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as in shouted

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

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Recent Examples of thundered SpaceX’s Starship rocket thundered into the sky over South Texas early Monday. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 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 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 Last down the backstretch, lightning struck as this stretch-running son of Curlin thundered home with powerful strides and won the Kentucky Derby at odds of 23 to 1 under a brilliant ride from jockey Jose Ortiz. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026 While the Los Angeles Philharmonic thundered apocalyptically, members of Toimii ran up and down the aisles of the Libbey Bowl, Ojai’s main venue, to bang on car parts and strike gongs that were hanging from trees. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 On June 3 — six days since he was left — a helicopter thundered overhead. — CBS News, 19 June 2026 The crowd thundered as the giant screen lowered back down like a curtain. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026 Christian moralists thundered against the sinful pleasures of watching naked female flesh at the Spectacles. — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026

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Verb

And when Brooks mentioned the guy was from Topeka, the crowd roared even louder.

— Rashad Alexander November 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
Portland roared back and repeatedly got within four points, but no closer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of roared

Verb

Heck, there was even a moment where Brooks shouted out the crew member who was switching out his guitars mid-set.

— Rashad Alexander November 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
Soon after, a warden shook Guardado and shouted his name, but got no response and a medic then pronounced him dead.

— KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of shouted

Verb

Since then, Barkley has growled at several other people, and all but one have been diagnosed with some type of cancer, Dozier said.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
At the other end of our road, the cranes of the docks loomed — great Stothert and Pitt machines that growled overhead like something out of Star Wars, guarding the scale and mystery of the River Thames.

— Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of growled

Verb

When the woman yelled at the driver to stop following her, the man shouted an expletive and threw a glass bottle into her car.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026
The kid was encouraged to dominate 5U beginner soccer kids by a father who yelled to keep the ball.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of yelled

Verb

Tyler bellowed near the end as Simmons and McDaniels literally bowed down to them.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
By making its pockets oversized and bellowed, the designers of the first cargo pants allowed soldiers to tote grenades, flares and other essential gear in their trousers.

— Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of bellowed

Verb

Beoga was there to support Macklemore on Monday, alongside surprise guests including Hozier and Kneecap and a passionate Irish crowd that hooted and hollered for the duration of the nearly four-hour event.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
Families climbed to their rooftops and hollered for rescuers.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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