Synonyms of roars

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noun

plural of roar

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as in noises

a violent shouting

a roar went up from the crowd when the verdict was read

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noises
• howls
• outcries
• vociferations
• clamors
• rackets
• tumults
• uproars
• protests
• hue and cries
• hubbubs
• dins
• jangle
• hullabaloos
• outbursts
• cris de coeur
• clangors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• murmurs
• rumblings
• rumbles
• mumbles

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as in rattles

loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound

the roar of the machinery in the factory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noises
• rattles
• chatters
• blares
• clatters
• commotions
• clamors
• decibels
• cacophonies
• dins
• rackets
• brawls
• bluster
• bangs
• bruits
• bowwows
• discordances
• discords
• booms
• dissonances
• katzenjammers
• claps
• blasts
• babels
• clangors
• uproars
• crashes
• tumults
• furors
• jangles
• rumpuses
• cracks
• hurly-burlies
• hubbubs
• hullabaloos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• silences
• stills
• quiets
• calms
• hushes
• lulls
• serenities
• tranquillities
• tranquilities
• quietudes

roars

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verb

present tense third-person singular of roar

1

as in growls

to make a long loud deep noise or cry

the car's engine roared as it sped away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• growls
• rumbles
• screams
• cries
• bellows
• thunders
• booms
• shouts
• shrieks
• yells
• grumbles
• screeches
• rolls
• bangs
• blares
• howls
• hollers
• blasts
• peals
• whoops
• hoots
• bawls
• wails
• yowls
• bells
• calls
• squalls
• caterwauls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispers
• murmurs
• mouths
• mumbles
• grunts
• mutters
• squeaks
• whimpers
• mewls
• pules

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as in shouts

to speak so as to be heard at a distance

when we arrived at the house we could hear our friend roaring at someone inside, so we discreetly left

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shouts
• yells
• cries
• hollers
• screams
• calls
• thunders
• bawls
• bellows
• shrieks
• sounds off
• bays
• halloos
• vociferates
• screeches
• howls
• squeals
• whoops
• shrills
• squeaks
• hollos
• wails
• yowls
• hails
• crows
• caterwauls
• speaks out
• yawps
• speaks up
• ululates
• yaups

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispers
• breathes
• murmurs
• mumbles
• mutters

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as in laughs

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

a madcap comedy that had movie audiences roaring all summer long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughs
• giggles
• screams
• chuckles
• smiles
• cackles
• grins
• chortles
• snickers
• titters
• cracks up
• twitters
• hee-haws
• breaks up
• splits one's sides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cries
• weeps
• howls
• sobs
• bawls
• wails
• yowls
• whines
• whimpers
• blubbers
• groans
• sighs
• bleats
• moans
• squalls
• sniffles
• pules
• snivels