exclamations
Shouts of emotion
Exclamations are words or phrases uttered with strong feeling—surprise, joy, anger, pain.
They often stand alone as complete utterances: Wow!
Damn!
Oh no!
In grammar, exclamations typically end with exclamation marks and may invert normal word order: What a day!
How beautiful!
The term also covers the act of exclaiming: His exclamation startled everyone in the room.
Cry of amazement
- oopsMinor blunder interjection
- ouchPain interjection
- yikesStartled dismay exclamation
- hoorayExclamation of delight
bravo · alas · eureka · voila · cheers · encore · hallelujah · huzzah
Sudden sharp breath
- whatRequesting clarification or repetition
- no wayEmphatic denial
- oh myExclamation of surprise
- holy cowExpression of amazement
goodness gracious · well I never · unbelievable · incredible · astonishing · shocking · gobsmacked · thunderstruck
Loud vocal outburst
holler · shriek · thunderous · deafening · earsplitting · piercing · booming · vociferous
wow
Cry of amazement
hooray · bravo · alas · eureka · voila · cheers · encore · hallelujah · huzzah · ahoy
gasp
Sudden sharp breath
holy cow · goodness gracious · well I never · unbelievable · incredible · astonishing · shocking · gobsmacked · thunderstruck · flabbergasted
shout
Loud vocal outburst
bellow · holler · shriek · thunderous · deafening · earsplitting · piercing · booming · vociferous · resounding
cry
Vocal expression of emotion
moan · sigh · squeal · shriek · whimper · howl · lament · cheer · rejoice · weep
outburst
Sudden emotional release
ejaculate · interject · declare · announce · call out · belt out · let loose · sound off · pipe up · speak up
- Informal Languageslang, idioms, colloquialisms, contractions, expressions
- English grammarnouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns
- emotional expressiontone, laughing, mood, yelling, crying
- everyday speechsmall talk, chitchat, chit-chat, chat, banter
- outcriescries, screams, shouts, yells, howls
- utterancesutterance, statements, assertion, questions, cry
exclamationsmurmurs
Speaks in hushed tones
whispers · mumbles · mutters · undertones · measured speech
exclamationssilences
Stops from speaking
muteness · speechlessness · hush · stillness · wordlessness
exclamationsdeclaratives
Sentences making claims
statements · questions · interrogatives · declarations · assertions
- exclamation pointPunctuation for emphasis
- exclamation markPunctuation for emphasis