YELLING Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in screaming

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verb

present participle of yell

as in shrieking

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

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as in shouting

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 yelling

Adjective

Think Pictionary, but with way more yelling and questionable drawings. — Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 11 Nov. 2025

Verb

But instead of formulating a plan, the suit argued, the officers began yelling at him. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Broadrick has said that Godflesh’s forthcoming final album, The End, will be more avant-garde — no yelling necessary. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026 The veteran coach congratulated his team for the win and quickly pivoted to yelling about mental mistakes that kept Houston County in the game. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Earlier that day, at a different campaign event about 90 miles east in Canfield, a man carrying two handguns, brass knuckles, and a Taser had barreled toward Acton while yelling her name, knocking over an elderly couple in the crowd. — Sarah Todd, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026 His attorney, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, said that Rafael Garces Perez called his wife to say he had been shot while sitting in his car and was yelling in pain. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026 The officers could hear yelling, and learned that a family member was also in the room. — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Stop and think of what the same bozos yelling about Sweeney would say if Lizzo was holding a couple of footballs over her rack. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 An employee who knew about Elliott’s miscarriage and worked that day also witnessed Sanders yelling at Elliott. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelling

Adjective

There was more screaming and yelling for people who wanted to get a ventilator available in their home.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2021

Definition of screaming

Verb

The addition of the electric guitar, drums and Jack White’s shrieking vocals transformed it into a rock song, while also keeping its signature folksiness.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
The other customers cowered in the corners, while crowds formed at the windows outside, shrieking and recording the scene on their phones.

— Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Definition of shrieking

Verb

The two of them spent the rest of the night pressed together in the crowded bar, shouting at each other to be heard over the sound of drunk youth.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Kelce said lovingly before shouting out how quickly and thoroughly Swift picked up all there is to know about his sport.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of shouting

Adjective

Either that, or the Daily Mail editors had a howling good time with publication dates.

— Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
In the elk- and deer-rich areas of northern Yellowstone National Park, ravens are often among the first scavengers to arrive on the scene, swooping down to feast on scraps left behind by the howling canines.

— Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of howling

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Each of its elements began, long ago, in the loamy earth, hatching and creeping or slipping, slick and squealing, from the womb of the mind.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Video shot by OnScene TV on August 9 showed people rushing in and out of the store, some carrying merchandise, as roaring engines and squealing tires are heard in the background.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of squealing

Adjective

The Pentagon’s Emil Michael, and David Sacks, the former AI and crypto czar, have also been vocal critics of EA’s influence over the current AI safety landscape.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
The hike was widely expected as Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh has been vocal about tackling stubborn inflation to achieve better price stability in the economy.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of vocal

Verb

Perhaps even more notable was his volume at prospect camp practice on Friday, hooting and hollering and firing up his teammates.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The stallion gallops onto the field every time the team scores a touchdown, adding to the reverberating noise of fans hooting and hollering in the stands.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of hollering

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