Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun screaming

2 senses of screaming

Sense 1
scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching -- (sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors")
       => cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation -- (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience")

Sense 2
screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming -- (a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes")
       => noise -- (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scream

3 senses of scream

Sense 1
shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall -- (utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me")
       => utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")

Sense 2
yell, scream -- (utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine")
       => shout -- (utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout")

Sense 3
scream -- (make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies")
       => make noise, resound, noise -- (emit a noise)

Antonyms of adj screaming

3 senses of screaming

Sense 1
screaming (prenominal) -- (so extremely intense as to evoke screams; "in screaming agony"; "a screaming rage")

INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild -- (moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism")

Sense 2
screaming (prenominal) -- (resembling a scream in effect; "screaming headlines"; "screaming colors and designs")

INDIRECT (VIA sensational) -> unsensational -- (not of such character as to arouse intense interest, curiosity, or emotional reaction)

Sense 3
hilarious, screaming (prenominal), uproarious -- (marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories")

INDIRECT (VIA humorous) -> humorless, humourless, unhumorous -- (lacking humor; "it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote)

Similarity of adj screaming

3 senses of screaming

Sense 1
screaming (prenominal) -- (so extremely intense as to evoke screams; "in screaming agony"; "a screaming rage")
       => intense (vs. mild) -- (possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense")

Sense 2
screaming (prenominal) -- (resembling a scream in effect; "screaming headlines"; "screaming colors and designs")
       => sensational (vs. unsensational) -- (causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion)

Sense 3
hilarious, screaming (prenominal), uproarious -- (marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories")
       => humorous (vs. humorless), humourous -- (full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein")