Synonyms and Antonyms of scream
1
to cry out loudly and emotionally
- we screamed when the roller coaster began its 30-foot plunge
bay, caterwaul, keen, squawk, wail, yawp (or yaup), yowl
bawl, call, cry, holler, shout, thunder, vociferate
2
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
- you'll scream when you see the outfit that she's wearing
break up, cackle, chortle, chuckle, crack up, giggle, hee-haw, laugh, roar, snicker, titter, twitter
bawl, blubber, cry, sob, weep
howl, scream, squall, wail, yowl
bleat, pule, whimper, whine
sniffle, snivel
groan, moan, sigh
3
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
- angry residents screamed that their neighborhood still hadn't been plowed a week after the snowstorm
beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, kvetch, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl
object (to), protest, quarrel (with)
cavil, quibble
fret, stew, worry
blubber, cry, sob
bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament
