Synonyms for exclamation

Most common

vociferation · exclaiming · interjection · ecphonesis

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

Related words

Word family

exclamational

Phrases

exclamation mark exclamation point mark of exclamation note of exclamation inverted exclamation mark inverted exclamation point

Forms

Plural

exclamations → outcries, vociferations, interjections, exclaimings…

Example sentences

• exclaiming After exclaiming about how lazy I was, my mother hit me.
• interjection His interjection prompts wry laughs and nervousness.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

cry¹

6 letters

outcry²

10 letters

exclaiming³, ecphonesis

11 letters

ejaculation⁵

12 letters

interjection⁴, vociferation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (outcry² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

exclamation

Italiano

esclamazione

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