whoop | Definition of whoop

Synonyms and Antonyms of whoop

1 a loud vocal expression of strong emotion

let out a whoop of joy

Synonyms of whoop

cry, holler, hoot, howl, shout, yell, yowl

Words Related to whoop

ejaculation, interjection

scream, screech, shriek, shrill, squall, squeak, squeal, yelp

bawl, bellow, clamor, outcry, roar

caterwaul, plaint, wail

Near Antonyms of whoop

mumble, murmur, mutter

gasp, whimper, whisper

2 the smallest amount or part imaginable

he acts so rudely that I doubt he gives a whoop about other people's feelings

Synonyms of whoop

beans, bubkes (also bupkes), continental, damn, darn (also durn), diddly [slang], diddly-squat [slang], doodley-squat (or doodly-squat), fig, ghost, hoot, iota, jot, lick, modicum, rap, squat [slang], syllable, tittle, whit

Words Related to whoop

ace, bit, crumb, dab, driblet, glimmer, hint, little, mite, nip, ounce, particle, peanuts, pin, ray, scrap, scruple, semblance, shade, shadow, shred, skosh, smidgen (also smidgeon), snap, speck, spot, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, touch, trace