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Synonyms for clamor

  • noun
  • verb
  • American English

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Outcry — A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation

outcry, tumult, uproar, hullabaloo, noise, storm, babel, racket, racquet UK, vociferation, commotion, ruckus, clatter, brouhaha, turmoil, rumpus, fracas, disturbance, flap

3. Hue and cry

clamoring US, clamouring UK, hue and cry

Other

hub-bub

Verb

Other

din

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.

  2. n. 2

    Any loud and continued noise.

  3. n. 3

    A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.

  4. v. 1

    To cry out or demand.

    Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more.

Related words

Word family
clamorous clamorously clamorsome
Other spellings
clamour UK

Forms

Plural
clamors → outcries, tumults, uproars, hullabaloos…
Past participle
clamored
e.g. clamored → called, bellowed, vociferated, roared…

Choose the right word

or Clamor?

To clamor is to utter with noisy iteration; it applies also to the confused cries of a multitude.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • outcry Sami's shooting caused a public outcry.
  • uproar This has caused a huge uproar in the city.
  • tumult They made a great tumult last night.
  • hullabaloo Tom and Mary wanted to get married on the quiet to avoid all the hullabaloo.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
clamorsteady
outcrysteady
uproarrising
tumultrising
hullabaloosteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
cry1, din1
4 letters
call1, roar1, flap1, bawl1
5 letters
storm1, noise1, shout1, babel2, blare1
6 letters
racket2, outcry2, uproar2, ruckus2, bellow2, holler2, tumult2, fracas2, rumpus
7 letters
turmoil2, blaring2, racquet2, clatter2
8 letters
brouhaha3
9 letters
commotion3, clamoring3, cacophony4
10 letters
clamouring, hullabaloo4, vociferate4
11 letters
disturbance3
12 letters
vociferation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (babel2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
clameur
Deutsch
Geheul