roar

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ROAR

a violent shouting <a roar went up from the crowd when the verdict was read>

Synonyms howl, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo, noise, outcry, roar, tumult, uproar, vociferation

Related Words clangor, din, jangle, racket; cri de coeur, outburst, protest

Near Antonyms mumble, mumbling, murmur, murmuring, rumble, rumbling

loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound <the roar of the machinery in the factory>

Synonyms babel, blare, bluster, bowwow, brawl, bruit [archaic], cacophony, chatter, clamor, clangor, decibel(s), din, discordance, katzenjammer, racket, rattle, roar

Related Words discord, dissonance; commotion, furor, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, rumpus, tumult, uproar; clatter, jangle; bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash

Near Antonyms calm, hush, lull; quietude, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)

Antonyms quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness

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