CATCALLS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

catcalls 1 of 2

noun

plural of catcall

as in snorts

a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval the band's sloppy playing produced only catcalls from the crowd

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verb

present tense third-person singular of catcall

as in jeers

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Especially women, with all those drunken servicemen rolling through, packs of them, fights spilling out of the cafés, catcalls and spitting in the streets. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 For Dua, puberty and social maturity become knotted up in unpredictable notions of bodily harm (whether acted upon, or merely threatened), as Serbian boys and men harass her on the way home from school, lacing their catcalls with ethnic slurs. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026 When the Huskies took the court here, they were booed roundly and Hurley’s postgame interview with CBS was nearly drowned by the catcalls. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026 All three Republican gubernatorial candidates also had fun in the aftermath of the catcalls. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026 The Rite of Spring premiere, on the other hand, caused a riot of booing, yelling, catcalls and face-punching, becoming one of the most infamous nights in the history of music. — Luis Palomares, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026

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The Rodents of Unusual Size that attack Westley in a swamp work because they are played by small men in rodent suits, rather than coolly conjured from pixels; their deliberate artifice is the thrill, and Reiner provided the voice for their hideous snorts.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025

Definition of snorts

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That's what happens when your star insults moviegoers or goes off on tangents about the characters's sexuality.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Ohm quickly insults nearly every employee at this small hotel within moments of meeting them, except for the young, pretty bartender, Fiona (Florence Ordesh).

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of insults

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In the Premier League, leader Manchester City ignored jeers from Liverpool fans to seal a 3-0 statement win in its first game since the club was found guilty of a raft of financial breaches.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Cheers, jeers, and energetic call-and-response exchanges echoed through the hall as the audience, dressed in bright green, pink, and red, some wearing candidate T-shirts, listened.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of jeers

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Fiction and reality braid in clever ways as Highsmith ridicules her visitor and is inspired by him, imagining a sinister plot (which could in fact be real).

— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Though Claudius ridicules Hamlet for his emotional vulnerability, his grief drives him to avenge his father and emerge as a hero.

— Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of ridicules

Noun

Fans who braved the stormy weather caused by Hurricane Isaias rained down boos as Atlanta United picked up another loss, this time to FC Cincinnati 3-1 on Saturday night.

— Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026
But, as the boos reigned down from the Bryant Denny Stadium stands, there was nothing left for the Alabama fans to cheer about after the Bulldogs sacked Keelon Russell on the ensuing play.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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