Synonyms of screaming

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adjective

ˈskrē-miŋ 

1

as in sensational

arousing a strong and usually superficial interest or emotional reaction

screaming headlines about the latest showbiz scandal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sensational
• juicy
• colorful
• lurid
• sensationalist
• theatrical
• sensationalistic
• dramatic
• shocking
• gee-whiz
• catchpenny
• suggestive
• catchy
• melodramatic
• histrionic
• gory
• racy
• vulgar
• coarse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tame
• innocuous
• restrained
• nonsensational
• inoffensive
• proper
• dignified
• formal

2

as in funny

causing or intended to cause laughter

a screaming picture of everyone making silly faces

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funny
• comedic
• humorous
• hysterical
• comic
• amusing
• ridiculous
• comical
• entertaining
• killing
• hilarious
• riotous
• ludicrous
• playful
• laughable
• risible
• droll
• uproarious
• witty
• farcical
• antic
• laughing
• chucklesome
• sidesplitting
• humoristic
• flip
• slapstick
• diverting
• merry
• zany
• mad
• clownish
• flippant
• gleeful
• waggish
• jolly
• facetious
• rich
• slapsticky
• snickery
• jocular
• priceless
• whimsical
• jokey
• knockabout
• jovial
• pert
• campy
• smart
• smart-aleck
• wry
• mirthful
• jocose
• smart-alecky
• jocund
• blithesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lame
• serious
• severe
• earnest
• humorless
• grave
• moving
• solemn
• sedate
• somber
• sober
• unsmiling
• touching
• tragic
• staid
• unfunny
• unhumorous
• uncomic
• weighty
• unamusing
• affecting
• unhysterical
• poignant
• tearful
• sad
• mournful
• sobersided
• sorrowful
• no-nonsense
• lachrymose
• woeful

screaming

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verb

present participle of scream

1

as in shrieking

to cry out loudly and emotionally

we screamed when the roller coaster began its 30-foot plunge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrieking
• squealing
• yelling
• crying
• howling
• screeching
• yelping
• squalling
• shrilling
• shouting
• wailing
• squawking
• yowling
• hollering
• keening
• baying
• bawling
• caterwauling
• thundering
• yawping
• vociferating
• calling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispering
• muttering
• murmuring

2

as in laughing

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

you'll scream when you see the outfit that she's wearing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughing
• giggling
• chuckling
• smiling
• roaring
• grinning
• snickering
• cackling
• chortling
• tittering
• twittering
• hee-hawing
• cracking up
• splitting one's sides
• breaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crying
• sobbing
• weeping
• bawling
• howling
• wailing
• whining
• blubbering
• whimpering
• squalling
• bleating
• groaning
• yowling
• moaning
• sighing
• sniffling
• sniveling
• puling

3

as in complaining

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

angry residents screamed that their neighborhood still hadn't been plowed a week after the snowstorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complaining
• whining
• moaning
• muttering
• whimpering
• kicking
• growling
• squealing
• crying
• hollering
• wailing
• grumbling
• squawking
• murmuring
• worrying
• bitching
• yammering
• yowling
• bleating
• griping
• keening
• nagging
• grousing
• inveighing
• whinging
• beefing
• caterwauling
• carping
• yawping
• bellyaching
• protesting
• repining
• fussing
• grizzling
• grouching
• kvetching
• sobbing
• croaking
• grumping
• crabbing
• kicking up a fuss
• maundering
• quarreling (with)
• objecting (to)
• blubbering
• quibbling
• stewing
• fretting
• lamenting
• bewailing
• bemoaning
• deploring
• caviling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicing
• delighting
• taking
• accepting
• bearing
• enduring
• crowing
• tolerating
• cheering
• applauding
• commending
• countenancing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of screaming

Adjective

There was more screaming and yelling for people who wanted to get a ventilator available in their home. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2021

Verb

In reviewing the body camera footage, police found that the child was standing on the stairwell at one point and was screaming while holding her left arm up in the air, according to the warrant affidavit. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Mahomes’ emotion seemed to bubble over in the second quarter, with CBS cameras catching the quarterback screaming at offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. — Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026

Immediately afterward, the sound of a man crying and screaming is audible. — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

The two men responded after screaming passengers discovered what was unfolding in the cockpit. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

That means investors will need to practice patience, despite the market signals screaming at them to build AI infrastructure as quickly as possible. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Fresh off their 10-city, 16-day North American tour, which included the historic Shea Stadium opener filled with a record-breaking 55,000 screaming fans, the Beatles had only four weeks to record the album in time for a pre-Christmas release. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026

Everyone on the plane was screaming, the overhead compartments opened, and the power went out. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Most of the audience shots this year are screaming fans, whose enthusiasm is cute but not especially interesting. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing screaming

• screaming meemies