Synonyms for clamor
- noun
- verb
- American English
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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
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Verb
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Definitions
- n. 1
A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
- n. 2
Any loud and continued noise.
- n. 3
A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.
- 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
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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
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| clamor | steady | |
| outcry | steady | |
| uproar | rising | |
| tumult | rising | |
| hullabaloo | steady |
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).