exclamatory
Expressing sudden emotion
Exclamatory describes utterances that express strong emotion—surprise, delight, anger, or emphasis.
An exclamatory sentence typically ends with an exclamation point: What a beautiful day!
The word appears most often in grammar instruction, distinguishing exclamatory sentences from declarative, interrogative, and imperative ones.
Cry of amazement
- oopsMinor blunder interjection
- yikesStartled dismay exclamation
- whoaCommand to stop
- ahaExclamation of realization
eureka · bravo · alas · hooray · hurrah · phew · cheers · hallelujah
Expressed with force
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
- assertiveConfidently self-assured
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
passionate · fervent · impassioned · ardent · dramatic · expressive · animated · spirited
Loud vocal outburst
shriek · scream · holler · vociferous · clamor · thunderous · piercing · earsplitting
Intense sudden wonder
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
awe · marvel · revelation · epiphany · jolt · gasp · outburst · reaction
Sudden loud noise
- shriekShrill, piercing cry
- markVisible impression or sign
- punctuateAdd written pause markers
- interrobangFused ?! glyph
typography · sentence · terminal · emphatic · notation
Shocked into speechlessness
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
- aghastStruck with horror
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
thunderstruck · speechless · startled · dismay · consternation · recoil · stagger · jaw-dropping
wow
Cry of amazement
aha · eureka · bravo · alas · hooray · hurrah · phew · cheers · hallelujah · huzzah
emphatic
Expressed with force
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
- assertiveConfidently self-assured
insistent · passionate · fervent · impassioned · ardent · dramatic · expressive · animated · spirited · vigorous
shout
Loud vocal outburst
roar · shriek · scream · holler · vociferous · clamor · thunderous · piercing · earsplitting · stentorian
astonishment
Intense sudden wonder
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
wonder · awe · marvel · revelation · epiphany · jolt · gasp · outburst · reaction · unexpected
bang
Sudden loud noise
interrobang · typography · sentence · terminal · emphatic · notation
stunned
Shocked into speechlessness
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
- aghastStruck with horror
gobsmacked · thunderstruck · speechless · startled · dismay · consternation · recoil · stagger · jaw-dropping · taken aback
- Intonationrising, falling, flat, questioning, declarative
- sentencessimple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, declarative, interrogative
- syntaxsentence, verb, noun, adjective, adverb
- Sanskrit Particlesca, ha, hi, id, ma
- sentence structuresimple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, compound-complex, declarative
- grammardeclension, pronouns, adjectives, conjugation, nouns
exclamatorydeclarative
Stating rather than asking
indicative · interrogative · matter-of-fact · imperative · assertive
exclamatorycalm
Free from agitation
subdued · understated · muted · unemotional · dispassionate
- exclamatory sentencesUtterances expressing strong emotion
exclaim, exclamation, exclaimed, exclaims, exclaiming, exclamations