Thunder

/ˈθʌndə/

Synonyms for "thunder" (218 found)

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Closest matches (44)

Noun(11 words)

boom roar alas announce barge bellowingbig hbolt booms careen clamor

awake the deadbang bark bawl bedlambedlam let loosebellow blareblare forthblastblast the earblat blazeblaze abroadblazonblazon aboutblubber bobbery boom booming

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brawl bray breathe brouhaha buzz cackle celebrate chant charivari chirm chirp clamor

Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (65)

clangor clap clatter commotion coo crack cracking crash crashing crescendo crow crycry outdeafen declaim deep deity denounce din discord

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donar donnybrook drawldread rattling thunderdrunken brawldustup echo exclaim execrate explode explosionfill the airflap flute fracasfree-for-allfulminate againstfulmination gasp god goddess growl growling grumble grumbling grunthell broke looseheraldherald abroadhiss howl hubbubhue and cryhullabaloo indra intimidate janglejupiter tonanskeen

Noun(6 words)

crash decree donner egad gadhell dust

Related words (109)

liltloud noisemenace mumble murmur mutter noisenoise and shoutingoutcry pandemonium pant pealpeal of thunderpealing pipe proclaim promulgate racketrail atrattle

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rattle the windowsrave reboation rebound reechorend the airrend the earsresound resounding reverberate reverberation rhubarb ring rise roar roaringrock the skyroll row ruckus ruction rumble rumbling rumpus scream screech shindy shivaree shout shriek sibilate sigh sing snap snarl snort sobsplit the eardrumssplit the earssquall squawk squealstartle the echoesstorm stun surgeswear atswell thor threatenthunder forththunderclap thundercrack thundering thunderpeal thundershower thundersquall thunderstorm thunderstroke tintamarre trumpettrumpet forthtumult twang uproar wail warble whine whisper yap yawp yell yelp

Noun(12 words)

nose dropspeal proclaim roaring roars rumble rumbles rush scag skag smack wow

Verb(4 words)

outroar roar roared rumbled

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More general

19 entries

acoustic eventauditory eventdiacetylmorphine exclamation heroin howl interjection motion move movement noise roar shout soundsound production

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More specific

13 entries

bolt burst charge clap decree gee gosh order peal proclamation roar roll rumble

Collocations

15 entries

loud thunderpeal of thunderroll of thundersound of thunderthunderbolt thunderclapthundered acrossthundered throughthunderheadthundering crowdthundering hoovesthundering pacethunderous applausethunderstorm thunderstruck

Inflections

3 entries

thundered thundering thunders

Derivations

9 entries

thunderbolt thunderclap thunderer thunderhead thundering thunderous thunderously thunderstruck thundery

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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We took cover from the thunder shower.

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I heard it thunder in the distance.

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Lightning precedes thunder.

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Lightning is usually followed by thunder.

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