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Synonyms for hoot

30 synonyms
1 antonym
4 meanings

noun

Most common

boo hiss snort jeer damn shout beep

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Boo

boo, hiss, snort, bird, birdy CA, jeer, razz, raspberry, razzing informal

2. Hooter — A small particle; a whit or jot

bit, trifle, particle, modicum, jot, hooter dated, whit dated

3. Damn

damn, darn, tinker's damn, red cent US, shit vulgar

4. Shout

shout, whoop, cry, yell, bawl, outcry, roar

Other

high time, barrel of monkeys informal, beep

Antonyms

All antonyms of hoot →

Definitions

n. 1
A small particle; a whit or jot.
We don't care a hoot about what you think.
n. 2
A derisive cry or shout.
My performance drew hoots of derision from the crowd.
n. 3
The cry of an owl.
I heard the hoot of an owl. Whoo, whoo!
n. 4
A fun event or person.
The party at the weekend was such a hoot! Thanks for the invite.

Related words

Word family: hootenanny hooter
Phrases: give a hoot hoot owl

Forms

Plural: hoots → boos, hisses, snorts, birds…

Example sentences

boo I've seen Tom play peek-a-boo with his baby.
hiss The hiss of rushing gas could be heard.
snort I don't like the sound the pigs make when they snort.
jeer The crowd continued to jeer.
damn I'm sorry, but I'm not paid enough to give a damn.
shout He ordered the boys not to shout in the classroom.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
hoot		rising
boo		rising
hiss		rising
snort		rising
jeer		rising
damn		rising

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

By length

3 letters: bit¹, cry¹, boo¹, jot¹
4 letters: shit¹, damn¹, bird¹, yell¹, roar¹, darn¹, beep¹, whit¹, hiss¹, bawl¹, jeer¹, razz
5 letters: shout¹, whoop¹, snort¹, birdy²
6 letters: outcry², trifle², hooter²
7 letters: modicum³, razzing
8 letters: particle³
9 letters: raspberry³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (birdy² = 2 syllables).