Synonyms of thundered

thundered

verb

past tense of thunder

1

as in roared

to make a long loud deep noise or cry

as we got closer, the waterfall thundered louder and louder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roared
• growled
• bellowed
• rumbled
• screamed
• boomed
• cried
• shouted
• shrieked
• yelled
• grumbled
• screeched
• rolled
• banged
• blared
• blasted
• hollered
• pealed
• howled
• hooted
• whooped
• squalled
• bawled
• wailed
• called
• yowled
• caterwauled
• belled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispered
• muttered
• murmured
• grunted
• mumbled
• mouthed
• squeaked
• whimpered
• mewled
• puled

2

as in shouted

to speak so as to be heard at a distance

a hotheaded man who was always thundering about the crooks and idiots running the government

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shouted
• yelled
• cried
• hollered
• screamed
• roared
• called
• bellowed
• bawled
• bayed
• vociferated
• shrieked
• holloed
• screeched
• shrilled
• whooped
• sounded off
• crowed
• squeaked
• howled
• wailed
• hailed
• squealed
• yowled
• caterwauled
• ululated
• spoke up
• spoke out
• yawped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispered
• muttered
• murmured
• breathed
• mumbled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thundered

SpaceX’s Starship rocket thundered into the sky over South Texas early Monday. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

The stadium thundered on beneath the lights while, inside booths and trucks, the people responsible for sending it all across the nation were abruptly working half-blind, half-connected and entirely on instinct. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

In May 2025, a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down the mountainside in the nearby Loetschental valley, sending plumes of dust skyward and coating with mud nearly all of Blatten, which had been evacuated earlier as a precaution. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Last down the backstretch, lightning struck as this stretch-running son of Curlin thundered home with powerful strides and won the Kentucky Derby at odds of 23 to 1 under a brilliant ride from jockey Jose Ortiz. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

While the Los Angeles Philharmonic thundered apocalyptically, members of Toimii ran up and down the aisles of the Libbey Bowl, Ojai’s main venue, to bang on car parts and strike gongs that were hanging from trees. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

On June 3 — six days since he was left — a helicopter thundered overhead. — CBS News, 19 June 2026

The crowd thundered as the giant screen lowered back down like a curtain. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026

Christian moralists thundered against the sinful pleasures of watching naked female flesh at the Spectacles. — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026