Synonyms for outcry
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Hullabaloo — A loud cry or uproar
hullabaloo, brouhaha, noise, commotion, fracas, tumult, rumpus, din, racket, racquet UK, flap, stooshie UK, uproar, ruckus, fuss, brawl, pandemonium, clatter, ado, ferment, shindy, ruction, foofaraw informal
2. Clamor
clamor US, clamour UK, cry, scream, roar, shout, hue and cry, call, yell, exclamation, holler, hoot, vociferation, howl, bawl, squall, hollo
Verb
1. Cry out
cry out, vociferate, exclaim dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A loud cry or uproar.
His appearance was greeted with an outcry of jeering.
- n. 2
A strong protest.
The proposal was met with a public outcry.
- v. 1
To cry out.
Example sentences
- commotion James heard the commotion and hurried to the room.
- hullabaloo Tom and Mary wanted to get married on the quiet to avoid all the hullabaloo.
- cry The girl began to cry at the sight of the big dog.
- scream She heard him scream, so she ran into his bedroom.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| outcry | steady | |
| commotion | rising | |
| fracas | rising | |
| hullabaloo | steady | |
| brouhaha | rising | |
| cry | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bay1, cry1, din1, ado2
- 4 letters
- call1, yell1, roar1, fuss1, flap1, howl1, hoot1, bawl1
- 5 letters
- noise1, shout1, brawl1, hollo2
- 6 letters
- scream1, racket2, uproar2, ruckus2, holler2, tumult2, squall1, clamor2, fracas2, rumpus, shindy
- 7 letters
- ferment2, exclaim2, racquet2, clatter2, clamour2, ruction
- 8 letters
- brouhaha3, stooshie, foofaraw, outshout
- 9 letters
- commotion3
- 10 letters
- hullabaloo4, vociferate4
- 11 letters
- exclamation4, pandemonium5
- 12 letters
- vociferation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ado2 = 2 syllables).