clamorous

adjective

clam·​or·​ous ˈklam-rəs 

ˈkla-mər-əs

1

: marked by confused din or outcry : tumultuous

clamorous city streets

2

: noisily insistent

clamorous demands

clamorously adverb

clamorousness noun

Synonyms

• blatant
• caterwauling
• clamant
• obstreperous
• squawking
• vociferant
• vociferating
• vociferous
• yawping
• yauping
• yowling

Choose the Right Synonym for clamorous

vociferous, clamorous, blatant, strident, boisterous, obstreperous mean so loud or insistent as to compel attention.

vociferous implies a vehement shouting or calling out.

vociferous cries of protest and outrage

clamorous may imply insistency as well as vociferousness in demanding or protesting.

clamorous demands for prison reforms

blatant implies an offensive bellowing or insensitive loudness.

blatant rock music

a blatant clamor for impeachment

strident suggests harsh and discordant noise.

heard the strident cry of the crow

boisterous suggests a noisiness and turbulence due to high spirits.

a boisterous crowd of party goers

obstreperous suggests unruly and aggressive noisiness and resistance to restraint.

the obstreperous demonstrators were arrested

Examples of clamorous in a Sentence

a clamorous objection to the play that the students have chosen to put on this year

a clamorous kindergarten classroom that would try the patience of any sane adult

Recent Examples on the Web

The year has gotten off to a clamorous start for corporate America (not to mention the rest of us), with epic stock market gyrations and President Trump’s chaotic tariff rollout ramping up the anxiety levels. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 May 2025

In 2015, John Wang abandoned his a career in law to create a new (for New York) kind of dining experience, one modeled after Asia’s clamorous night markets, which function as both gathering places and bazaars. —New York Times, 7 May 2025

The show tells the story of Italian TV host Enzo Tortora, who was a victim of one of Italy’s most clamorous travesties of justice, and will debut on the platform in 2026. —Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025

During an epidemic that otherwise made life hectic and clamorous, the militarized languor of the residents was glaring precisely because Liberians who were already displaced from the recent Civil War felt abandoned by the government. —Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

see clamor entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for clamorous

• amorous
• gammarus
• glamorous