Synonyms for roar
rɔr, roʊrroar

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1. roarverb

   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.

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

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

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1. roar

   Synonyms:
   howl, vociferate, peal, yell, boom, resound

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1. boom, roar, roaring, thundernoun

   a deep prolonged loud noise

   Synonyms:
   thunder, microphone boom, nose drops, bellowing, bellow, scag, hollo, gravy, godsend, bonanza, holla, yowl, big H, hell dust, hollering, holler, gold rush, windfall, smack, manna from heaven, bunce, roaring, boom, holloa, skag

2. bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowlnoun

   a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

   "his bellow filled the hallway"

   Synonyms:
   bellowing, roaring, bellow, holloa, holler, yowl, hollering, holla, thunder, hollo, boom, hollow

3. roarverb

   the sound made by a lion

   Synonyms:
   thunder, bellow, holloa, yowl, holler, boom, bellowing, holla, hollo, hollering, roaring

4. roar, howlverb

   make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

   "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"

   Synonyms:
   howl, thunder, yawl, yaup, wrawl, yowl, bellow, wail, ululate, yammer

5. thunder, roarverb

   utter words loudly and forcefully

   "`Get out of here,' he roared"

   Synonyms:
   howl, thunder, yawl, yaup, boom, bellow, wail, ululate

6. howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaupverb

   emit long loud cries

   "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"

   Synonyms:
   howl, whimper, yawl, yaup, wrawl, yowl, yammer, pule, wail, mewl, thunder, ululate, bellow

7. roarverb

   act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way

   "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"-R.A.Billington

   Synonyms:
   bellow, yawl, thunder, yaup, ululate, wail, howl

8. bellow, roarverb

   make a loud noise, as of animal

   "The bull bellowed"

   Synonyms:
   howl, thunder, yawl, yaup, bawl, bellow, wail, ululate

9. roar, howlverb

   laugh unrestrainedly and heartily

   Synonyms:
   howl, thunder, yawl, yaup, wrawl, yowl, bellow, wail, ululate, yammer

Matched Categories

1. • Laugh
   • Make Noise
   • Noise
   • Proceed
   • Shout
   • Utter

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1. gronderaitadjective

   roar as in the helicopter roars

   Submitted by anonymous on April 21, 2022  

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1. roarverb

   Synonyms:
   bellow (as a beast)

2. roarverb

   Synonyms:
   bawl, shout, vociferate, yell, howl, cry, cry aloud

3. roarverb

   Synonyms:
   boom, resound, thunder, rattle, peal

4. roarverb

   Synonyms:
   laugh (loudly and long)

5. roarnoun

   Synonyms:
   bellow, bellowing, roaring

6. roarnoun

   Synonyms:
   loud noise (as of the wind or the sea)

7. roarnoun

   Synonyms:
   shout, cry, outcry

8. roarnoun

   Synonyms:
   laugh (loud and long), laughter

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1. roarnoun

   Synonyms:
   bellow, bellowing

2. roarverb

   Synonyms:
   bellow, boom, peal, resound, thunder

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1. List of paraphrases for "roar":

   rumble, roars

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How to use roar in a sentence?

1. George Eliot:

   If we had a keen vision of all that is ordinary in human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow or the squirrel's heart beat, and we should die of that roar which is the other side of silence.

2. Albert Pike:

   He who endeavors to serve, to benefit, and improve the world, is like a swimmer, who struggles against a rapid current, in a river lashed into angry waves by the winds. Often they roar over his head, often they beat him back and baffle him. Most men yield to the stress of the current... Only here and there the stout, strong heart and vigorous arms struggle on toward ultimate success.

3. Shah Asad Rizvi:

   A feeling in every muscle of the body moves. Why does passion then want to roar? Spice up the moment and make dance your home

4. Paul Mahagi:

   The cub is just a few days old it was his first big roar, i posted the picture online and everyone said it looks like Simba from the Lion King. I was in the bushes when I took it.Im always hunting for the best photos.

5. Asra Nomani:

   Parents in Virginia are very real mama bears and papa bears expressing a mighty roar for their cubs, they are not some kind of circus animal doing tricks for a master of ceremonies.