YELLED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

yelled

verb

past tense of yell

as in screamed

to cry out loudly and emotionally yelled with fear when the speeding car veered onto the crowded sidewalk

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as in shouted

to speak so as to be heard at a distance I yelled to the kids in the backyard that it was time to go home

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Recent Examples of yelled The report said officers yelled for Hardy to stop and that the man rode through barricades and into the district. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 In the real video of Rowe attempting to interview Sarkisian, the coach yelled a few Texas cheers before rushing away from the veteran sideline reporter to join his team’s celebration. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Moments later their fun turned into fright as the coyote continued attacking the child, even after Cardinal yelled at it. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026 Mincey yelled out as the climb leveled out for the final time. — Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026 One of my neighbors yelled at my 10-year-old for not being careful while crossing the street. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026 Daniels turned toward the far end zone and yelled at the top of his vocal capacity. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Chicago bench coach Ryan Flaherty yelled right back across the field. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Freedom then stepped toward the floor and yelled back at Cloud with his arms spread, with security quickly intervening and ushering Freedom out. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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The teen screamed and sat up, CPW said, and the bear then ran to the foot of her bed.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Interviewees describe hacking little girls’ phones to see when their fathers came home and then bombing their houses, listening while the people on the line screamed and pleaded for help, while mothers cried over their burning daughters.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of screamed

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Some Providence parents shook their heads as the clock wound down; others shouted expletives toward school administrators and Nazareth players.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Beyond Seoul, Time Out shouted out other cool areas in cities like Bogotá, Glasgow, Mumbai and Los Angeles.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of shouted

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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, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

Definition of shrieked

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Interviewees describe hacking little girls’ phones to see when their fathers came home and then bombing their houses, listening while the people on the line screamed and pleaded for help, while mothers cried over their burning daughters.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Giacchino remembered how calm her own teacher had remained while children cried around her.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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