exclamation
Emphatic verbal burst
Exclamation is the verbal noun from exclaim, which means cry out in emotion, surprise, or pain.
Exclamation can also designate a word or expression that people use when they call out in this fashion.
Some people also use exclamation interchangeably with interjection to designate the part of speech that consists of expressive utterances that do not usually participate in grammatical or syntactic relationships with other sentence elements.
Cry of amazement
Loud vocal outburst
- screamLoud sharp cry
- warningAlert about danger
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- cryVocal expression of emotion
yell · siren · distress · danger · emergency · help · panic · evacuation
Sudden sharp breath
- shriekShrill, piercing cry
- cryVocal expression of emotion
- outburstSudden emotional release
- yelpBrief, shrill cry
jolt · shock · amazement · astonishment · startle · disbelief · wonder · bewilderment
Low vocal expression of distress
Joyfulness or encouragement
- whoopLoud exclamation of excitement
- hoorayExclamation of delight
- squealShrill, piercing cry
- rejoicingFeeling or showing triumph
jubilation · celebration · triumph · exultation · glee · elation · delight · ovation
Loud public protest
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
- assertionConfident statement of fact
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- forceStrength or compulsion
wow
Cry of amazement
alas · bravo · eureka · yikes · whoa · ugh · boo · shh · cheers · hurrah
shout
Loud vocal outburst
cry · yell · siren · distress · danger · emergency · help · panic · evacuation · mayday
gasp
Sudden sharp breath
yelp · jolt · shock · amazement · astonishment · startle · disbelief · wonder · bewilderment · stupefaction
groan
Low vocal expression of distress
outburst · damn · blast · drat · bother · argh · huff · mutter · oath · swear
cheer
Joyfulness or encouragement
rejoicing · jubilation · celebration · triumph · exultation · glee · elation · delight · ovation · applause
outcry
Loud public protest
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
- assertionConfident statement of fact
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
force · intensity · vehemence · passion · fervor · punch · impact
bang
Sudden loud noise
- screamerOne who shrieks loudly
- interrobangFused ?! glyph
- spoken languagespeech, spoken word, pronunciation, accent, dialect
- languagelanguage, word, words, grammar, spelling
- criescry, scream, shout, yell, wail
- remarksremark, comment, statement, observation, note
- utterancesutterance, statements, assertion, questions, cry
- vocal expressionscheering, shout, yell, holler, whoop
exclamationquestion
Request for information
interrogative · statement · declaration · query · declarative sentence
exclamationsilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · muteness · speechlessness · taciturnity · reticence
- exclamation pointPunctuation for emphasis
- exclamation markPunctuation for emphasis
exclamations, exclamation mark, exclamation point, exclamation points, exclamation marks