Screaming

//ˈskɹiːmɪŋ//

Synonyms for "screaming" (84 found)

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Closest matches (17)

sensational shrieking absurd amusing bawling bizarre blatant blinding boanergean brassy brawling brazen brazenfaced clamorous clamoursome colorful crude

Strong matches (25)

crying droll eccentric extravagant flagrant flaring flashy flaunting funny garish gaudy glaring gorgeous hilarious humorous incongruous intense laughable loud loudmouthed

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ludicrous lurid meretricious

Adverb(1 words)

expeditiously

Adjective(1 words)

hilarious

Related words (42)

noisy obstreperous obtrusive openmouthed overbright piercing priceless quaint quizzical raw rich ridiculous risible scream screech screeching shameless shouting spectacular splendiferous

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tawdry terrific uproarious vociferant vociferating vociferous vulgar whimsical witty yammering yapping yelling yelping

Adverb(1 words)

quickly

Noun(5 words)

scream screech screeching shriek shrieking

Adjective(2 words)

screeching shrieking

Adjective(1 words)

uproarious

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

9 relation types

More general

7 entries

call cry noise outcry shout vociferation yell

Synonyms

5 entries

scream screech screeching shrieking uproarious

derived

7 entries

no screaming hell screaming match screaming meemies screaming sixties screaming trots screamingest screamingly

form of

1 entries

scream

has a

1 entries

effect of alarming others

has context

2 entries

lgbt slang

is a

1 entries

vocalizing

related to

11 entries

distinct ear effeminate flamboyant gay loud obvious obviously piercing scream sharp

similar

6 entries

humorous humourous intense sensational

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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That child's constant screaming gives me gray hairs.

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The baby was kicking and screaming.

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Voiceless screaming was interestingly represented through music notation by Alfred Schnittke: "silence fortissimo".

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She managed to scare off her attacker by screaming loudly.

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