Synonyms for scream
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1. screamverb

   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, roar, shout, shriek, vociferate, yell

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

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1. scream

   Synonyms:
   screech, shriek, yell

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1. scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screechingnoun

   sharp piercing cry

   "her screaming attracted the neighbors"

   Synonyms:
   screaming, belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, screech, shriek, shrieking, riot, screeching, wow, thigh-slapper

2. screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screamingnoun

   a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

   "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"

   Synonyms:
   thigh-slapper, screaming, belly laugh, howler, screech, shriek, shrieking, riot, screeching, wow, sidesplitter

3. belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riotverb

   a joke that seems extremely funny

   Synonyms:
   public violence, shrieking, orgy, screech, debauch, rioting, thigh-slapper, riot, howler, debauchery, bacchanal, screeching, belly laugh, drunken revelry, saturnalia, sidesplitter, howler monkey, shriek, guffaw, bacchanalia, wow, screaming

4. 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"

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

5. yell, screamverb

   utter or declare in a very loud voice

   "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"

   Synonyms:
   squall, cry, shout out, holler, hollo, yell, shout, call

6. screamverb

   make a loud, piercing sound

   "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"

   Synonyms:
   squall, cry, shout out, holler, hollo, yell, shout, call

Matched Categories

1. • Noise
   • Shout

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1. screamverb

   Synonyms:
   shriek, screech, cry out (in a shrill voice)

2. screamnoun

   Synonyms:
   shriek, screech, yell, outcry, shrill cry

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1. screamnoun

   Synonyms:
   shriek, screech, yell, outcry

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1. List of paraphrases for "scream":

   yell, cree, shout, screaming, cri, yelling, shouting, cry, howl, holler, screams

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How to use scream in a sentence?

1. Andrew Schwartzman:

   Today's decision confirms that the FCC can not just scream' 5G' to justify ignoring its duties to Tribal Nations and to the environment.

2. Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee:

   We get all wrapped up in the things that divide us. Are you left or are you right? Are you Democrat or Republican? We didn't come here to scream at each other.

3. Dan Gainor:

   I think what has changed is that Hollywood has so undermined and coarsened our culture, that these answers have become the norm… Sex acts many Americans had never even heard of are now typical dialogue, shows like ‘Scream Queens’ and ‘Scandal’ are trying to see how far they can go. And TV is always trying to go further.

4. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Only rice likes to be drowned. The war is the worst scream. (Seul aime être noyé le riz. - La guerre est le pire des cris.)

5. Ted Cruz:

   I think that goes to the question of who has the experience and judgment to be commander in chief? it makes you wonder how they would deal with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin. I'm not sure that would be very effective (at) negotiating to just scream, 'Liar, liar.' You need to have the judgment and strength to keep this country safe.