THUNDER Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

thunder

verb

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as in to roar

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 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

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Recent Examples on the Web Without the shelter of the thundering water and echoing caves, screams and the sound of distant somethings rumbled through the air. —

Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024 With a thundering boom, state officials demolished the last remaining section of the Buck O’Neil Bridge on Tuesday morning in downtown Kansas City. —

Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2024 More than 540 million years ago, what is now South Australia’s outback was part of the continent’s thundering coastline. —

Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2024 Dopamine is packed to the rafters with genre-bending hits that nod to the heyday of some of Normani’s biggest influences: the thundering percussion of Timbaland, the effortlessly raunchy wordplay of Missy Elliott, the silky-smooth vocals of Brandy. —

Liam Hess, Vogue, 16 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for thunder

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