SHOUTS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

shouts 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shout

as in yells

to speak so as to be heard at a distance well-wishers shouted to departing passengers from the dock

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shouts

2 of 2

noun

plural of shout

as in howls

a loud vocal expression of strong emotion I gave a sudden shout of surprise when the shower abruptly turned ice-cold

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Recent Examples of shouts

Verb

Lil’ Randy shouts repeatedly as he is hauled off, a great ending to a pretty great episode. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 In the video, the child shouts for help as Sky Zone staff intervene. — Gio Insignares, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 O’Kane shouts when Tom Brokaw announces that one of the men suspected of plotting the attack has been detained. — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, shouts slogans during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026 That video shows three boys scrubbing the floor and walls of a room in the school with rags as Morrison shouts commands and admonishments. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026 In the background, an adult voice shouts at the bear, helping to scare the animal off. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 If a street preacher shouts their sermon into a bullhorn on a public street, and a nearby business owner calls the police, who is in the right? — Emily Holshouser july 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026 Taylor Swift shouts out her fiancé during their first awards show joint appearance. — Elizabeth Gulino, InStyle, 2 July 2026

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The stadium went silent, save for the shouts from the visiting team’s dugout. — Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 His final words drowned in a din of shouts and sparkling spray, as the Astros feted an aspiration fulfilled. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2026 Toho’s music team had been looking for international artists who could bring powerful shouts and melodic vocals in keeping with the show’s high-energy tone, which led to the Electric Callboy pairing. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026 His appointment earlier this month on a 3-1 vote by the board drew boos and shouts from the public. — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026 Clive and Roosevelt at last heard the shouts of the others and the wild baying cry of the lead dogs, unable to bring the bear to a full bay but easily able now to keep it in sight. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 All of which hugs closely to the skin for a cologne that whispers rather than shouts. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 July 2026 Jonsson grew visibly emotional amid the shouts and cheers for his casting during Saturday’s Marvel panel. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 July 2026 On the side of the highway, the night is a cacophony of blaring horns and the shouts of drunken men. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouts

Verb

Holmberg jumps in his vehicle and catches up to McConnell as Lafayette County deputy Kenneth Lewie holds McConnell at gunpoint and yells at him to get on the ground.

— Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
Things escalate as the two share a car ride home from a fancy gala and the bad man yells at her for embarrassing him.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of yells

Noun

The Boston Blue star literally leaned into the moment, laying his head on Osmond’s shoulder as the two men smiled and soaked up the rapturous screams from the audience.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
The band’s hard edges come from a collision of metal and punk, reggae and hardcore, and melody with throat-ripping screams.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of screams

Verb

The Blackhawks dressing room was a rowdy scene after the game, their hoots and hollers reverberating throughout the bowels of the United Center.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025