Synonyms of shouts

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yells
• cries
• hollers
• calls
• screams
• roars
• bawls
• thunders
• bellows
• sounds off
• shrieks
• bays
• vociferates
• screeches
• hollos
• whoops
• squeals
• shrills
• squeaks
• howls
• wails
• hails
• crows
• yowls
• caterwauls
• speaks out
• yawps
• speaks up
• ululates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispers
• breathes
• mumbles
• murmurs
• mutters

shouts

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• howls
• cries
• screams
• yells
• shrieks
• squeals
• hollers
• roars
• whoops
• hoots
• yowls
• yelps
• screeches
• squeaks
• interjections
• ejaculations
• bellows
• outcries
• wails
• shrills
• clamors
• squalls
• bawls
• plaints
• caterwauls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• murmurs
• mutters
• whispers
• gasps
• mumbles
• whimpers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shouts

Verb

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

Sirens, horns, and shouts to evacuate rang out in the West Bottoms and along Southwest Boulevard all morning, but the speed of the flooding still caught everyone off guard. — Kansas City Public Library Staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Roaring and grunting, his body sleek with blood and sweat, Conan tussles and grapples with a series of opponents, dominating them all, while an audience of torch-wielding vulgarians shouts and howls at the pit’s lip. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Noun

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

There were possible penalty shouts, hard tackles that were not whistled for fouls, soft calls on Egypt that were ignored when similar plays were made by Argentina. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026