YELLING Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in screaming

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verb

present participle of yell

as in shrieking

to cry out loudly and emotionally yelled with fear when the speeding car veered onto the crowded sidewalk

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as in shouting

to speak so as to be heard at a distance I yelled to the kids in the backyard that it was time to go home

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Recent Examples of yelling

Adjective

Think Pictionary, but with way more yelling and questionable drawings. — Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 11 Nov. 2025

Verb

In 2015, she was suspended for a week after a video surfaced of her yelling at and belittling a towing company employee. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Officers are then heard yelling again, but the car appears to move toward at least one of the officers before Foster shoots into the car, video shows. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 In Sacramento, workers gathered at picket locations and then marched together towards the Capitol Annex Swing Space while yelling chants and holding signs. — Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Participants respond to a man yelling from his car during a No Kings rally in Valparaiso on Saturday, October 17, 2026. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026 You were expected, at the very least, to put up a good fight, and the dance could get real ugly real quick—I’ve witnessed aunties and uncles pounding their fists on the table in a yelling war and checks being ripped straight down the middle. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 This entire ordeal can be traced back to the infamous BCS formula, which captivated audiences with computer rankings that led to fans essentially yelling at computers at seasons end. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The arrest warrant affidavit supporting the charges said police were alerted to the crash by a woman who heard a loud bang followed by someone yelling. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026 Then the national anthem began playing, and everyone stopped yelling. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelling

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

Definition of screaming

Verb

On the lawn, a mechanical bull bounced shrieking children into the air.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026
The addition of the electric guitar, drums and Jack White’s shrieking vocals transformed it into a rock song, while also keeping its signature folksiness.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of shrieking

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Combat sequences, set in the Pacific theater and filmed in Australia, look expansive and authentic, weaving around hundreds of soldiers running and shouting and shooting at once.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
The most common type was verbal abuse, including shouting or swearing, which 34% of retail respondents experienced.

— Andrew Adam Newman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouting

Adjective

Either that, or the Daily Mail editors had a howling good time with publication dates.

— Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
In the elk- and deer-rich areas of northern Yellowstone National Park, ravens are often among the first scavengers to arrive on the scene, swooping down to feast on scraps left behind by the howling canines.

— Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of howling

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Each of its elements began, long ago, in the loamy earth, hatching and creeping or slipping, slick and squealing, from the womb of the mind.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Video shot by OnScene TV on August 9 showed people rushing in and out of the store, some carrying merchandise, as roaring engines and squealing tires are heard in the background.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of squealing

Adjective

Marshall’s campaign has claimed without evidence that the Democratic nominee bussed in the vocal audience members.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Its warped vocal harmonies are ripe and sour, including guest appearances from the band’s friends, and off-kilter squiggles on steel guitar deviate from their usual pattern.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of vocal

Verb

Perhaps even more notable was his volume at prospect camp practice on Friday, hooting and hollering and firing up his teammates.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The stallion gallops onto the field every time the team scores a touchdown, adding to the reverberating noise of fans hooting and hollering in the stands.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of hollering

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