English Synonym Finder

screams

Definitions

A long, loud, piercing cry expressing extreme emotion such as fear, pain, or excitement.

A loud, harsh, or high-pitched sound resembling such a cry.

To utter a long, loud, piercing cry.

Examples

The horror movie was so intense that the audience let out collective screams.

The silence of the empty house was broken only by the distant screams of the wind.

Synonyms

shouts yells shrieks cries howls screeches bellows

Antonyms

whispers murmurs mumbles silence quiet hushes mutters