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Synonyms for vociferate

  • verb

Most common

cry cry out exclaim bawl let loose rant

All synonyms

Verb

1. Exclaim — to cry out with vehemence

exclaim, clamor US, clamour UK, bawl, call, cry, cry out, shout, yell, roar, bellow, outcry, holler, hollo

Other

let loose, rant

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To cry out with vehemence

Forms

Past participle
vociferated
e.g. vociferated → exclaimed, clamored, bawled, called…

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or Vociferate?

To vociferate is commonly applied to loud and excited speech where there is little besides the exertion of voice.

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

Example sentences

  • cry The girl began to cry at the sight of the big dog.
  • bawl You make me want to bawl my eyes out.
  • rant It soon became clear the rant was directed at her.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
vociferatesteady
cryrising
exclaimrising
bawlrising

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

By length

3 letters
cry1
4 letters
call1, yell1, roar1, rant1, bawl1
5 letters
shout1, hollo2
6 letters
outcry2, bellow2, holler2, clamor2
7 letters
exclaim2, clamour2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hollo2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
vociférer
Italiano
vociferare
Español
vociferar