screamed

Let one rip

Screamed is the past tense of scream—to cry out loudly and sharply, usually from fear, pain, or excitement: She screamed when the spider dropped on her arm.

Screamed also describes things that suggest such intensity: Headlines screamed the scandal.

To say something screamed a quality means it was unmistakably obvious: The whole outfit screamed money.

vocal

yelled

Spoke very loudly

shrieked · hollered · bawled · screeched · shouted · cried · wailed · hoarse · throat · lungs

fear

terror

Extreme, overwhelming fear

  • panicUncontrollable sudden fear
  • dreadIntense anticipatory fear
  • horrorExtreme fear or disgust

fright · shrieked · bloodcurdling · spine-chilling · nightmare · petrified · startled · piercing · shrill · earsplitting

pain

agony

Extreme physical or emotional pain

excruciating · piercing · wailed · cried · groaned · moaned · shrieked · childbirth · injury · wound

excitement

cheered

Expressed vocal support

ecstasy · exhilaration · squealed · whooped · celebrated · joyous · euphoria · delighted · shrieked · fans

anger

raged

Expressed violent emotion

  • furyIntense violent anger
  • wrathFierce, punishing anger
  • lividExtremely angry or discolored

enraged · bellowed · roared · thundered · fuming · seething · tirade · outburst · erupted · lashed

pleading

begged

Asked with great urgency

wailed · cried · pleaded · prayed · beseeched · urged · appealed · mercy · help · frantically

alarm

warning

Alert about danger

stop · watch out · alert · emergency · panicked · frantic · urgent · sirens · evacuation · rescue

Categories
Opposites
volume/intensity

screamedwhispered

Spoke without full voice

murmured · mumbled · muttered · breathed · mouthed

emotional state

screamedwhispered

Spoke without full voice

murmured · cooed · soothed · intoned · droned

clarity/articulation

screamedmumbled

Spoke indistinctly

articulated · enunciated · muttered · pronounced · slurred

Phrases
Family

scream, screaming, screams, screamer, screamingly, screamers, screamo, outscream, scream blue murder

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G