Antonyms for shout
ʃaʊtshout

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 4 votes

1. shoutverb

   To call is to send out the voice in order to attract another's attention, either by word or by inarticulate utterance. Animals call their mates, or their young; a man calls his dog, his horse, etc. The sense is extended to include summons by bell, or any signal. To shout is to call or exclaim with the fullest volume of sustained voice; to scream is to utter a shriller cry; to shriek or to yell refers to that which is louder and wilder still. We shout words; in screaming, shrieking, or yelling there is often no attempt at articulation. To bawl is to utter senseless, noisy cries, as of a child in pain or anger. Bellow and roar are applied to the utterances of animals, and only contemptuously to those of persons. To clamor is to utter with noisy iteration; it applies also to the confused cries of a multitude. To vociferate is commonly applied to loud and excited speech where there is little besides the exertion of voice. In exclaiming, the utterance may not be strikingly, tho somewhat, above the ordinary tone and pitch; we may exclaim by mere interjections, or by connected words, but always by some articulate utterance. To ejaculate is to throw out brief, disconnected, but coherent utterances of joy, regret, and especially of appeal, petition, prayer; the use of such devotional utterances has received the special name of "ejaculatory prayer." To cry out is to give forth a louder and more excited utterance than in exclaiming or calling; one often exclaims with sudden joy as well as sorrow; if he cries out, it is oftener in grief or agony. In the most common colloquial usage, to cry is to express grief or pain by weeping or sobbing. One may exclaim, cry out, or ejaculate with no thought of others' presence; when he calls, it is to attract another's attention.

   Antonyms:
   be silent, be still, hark, hearken, hush, list, listen

   Synonyms:
   bawl, bellow, call, clamor, cry (out), ejaculate, exclaim, roar, scream, shriek, vociferate, yell

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. shoutnoun

   Antonyms:
   sibilation, hissing, reticence, silence, hush

   Synonyms:
   exclamation, uproar, clamor, vociferation

2. shoutverb

   Antonyms:
   be silent, speak low, speak in a natural tone

   Synonyms:
   cry out, exclaim, vociferate, yell, halloo, hollo, holla

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1. • Talk

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1. cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferationverb

   a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

   "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

   Antonyms:
   whisper

   Synonyms:
   vociferation, birdcall, song, rallying cry, call option, outcry, phone call, watchword, battle cry, claim, margin call, yell, call, cry, birdsong, war cry, telephone call

2. shoutverb

   utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)

   "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"

   Antonyms:
   whisper

   Synonyms:
   call out, squall, cry, shout out, cry out, holler, outcry, hollo, abuse, scream, yell, blackguard, exclaim, clapperclaw, call

3. shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squallverb

   utter a sudden loud cry

   "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

   Antonyms:
   whisper

   Synonyms:
   predict, forebode, prognosticate, grouse, wawl, promise, phone, yell, blazon out, abuse, shout out, bellyache, clapperclaw, vociferate, cry, call in, scream, holler, gripe, call up, blackguard, call off, squawk, foretell, weep, exclaim, send for, outcry, address, visit, beef, name, waul, hollo, call, bitch, squall, bid, crab, ring, call out, cry out, holler out, telephone, anticipate

4. exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shoutverb

   utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

   "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

   Antonyms:
   whisper

   Synonyms:
   cry out, proclaim, outshout, weep, shout out, hollo, blackguard, outcry, promulgate, call out, blazon out, holler, yell, call, scream, cry, squall, abuse, clapperclaw, exclaim

5. abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shoutverb

   use foul or abusive language towards

   "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"

   Antonyms:
   whisper

   Synonyms:
   hollo, guy, cry out, pervert, clapperclaw, ill-use, blackguard, roast, make fun, shout out, call out, rib, step, mistreat, holler, yell, call, poke fun, jest at, maltreat, misuse, cry, squall, ridicule, abuse, outcry, exclaim, ill-treat, scream, laugh at

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1. shoutnoun

   Synonyms:
   vociferation, halloo, outcry, call, hoot, clamor, acclamation

2. shoutverb

   Synonyms:
   vociferate, yell, halloo, call, clamor, acclaim

How to use shout in a sentence?

1. Jean Anouilh:

   It is restful, tragedy, because one knows that there is no more lousy hope left. You know you're caught, caught at last like a rat with all the world on its back. And the only thing left to do is shout -- not moan, or complain, but yell out at the top of your voice whatever it was you had to say. What you've never said before. What perhaps you don't even know till now.

2. Elie Wiesel:

   I rarely speak about God. To God, yes. I protest against Him. I shout at Him. But to open a discourse about the qualities of God, about the problems that God imposes, theodicy, no. And yet He is there, in silence, in filigree.

3. Lieutenant Catherine Buckley:

   We did get officers inside the building. They were able to shout to the suspect and make communication with him and at that point they were able to get him to surrender and he was taken into custody.

4. Tia Jackson-Bey:

   It doesn't mean that you need to shout it from the rooftops or post it to social media, but just engaging those who are closest to you, so many( patients) that I interact with say that once they disclose to their family or to their best friend, that people also told them stories of challenging reproductive issues, whether infertility or pregnancy loss or miscarriage.

5. Israel Dahan:

   I began to shout that people should flee, thank God his gun jammed.

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