screaming
adjective
scream·ing ˈskrē-miŋ 
1
: so striking or conspicuous as to attract notice as if by screaming
screaming headlines
dressed in screaming red
2
: so funny as to provoke screams of laughter
a screaming farce
3
: extremely fast or powerful
a screaming line drive
screamingly adverb
Synonyms
- catchpenny
- gee-whiz
- lurid
- sensational
- sensationalist
- sensationalistic
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
The room's walls were painted in a screaming yellow. a screaming need for reform The batter hit a screaming line drive right at the shortstop.
Recent Examples on the Web There was more screaming and yelling for people who wanted to get a ventilator available in their home. 
Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2021
Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2021 Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing screaming
screaming 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in sensational
arousing a strong and usually superficial interest or emotional reaction screaming headlines about the latest showbiz scandal Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- sensational
- juicy
- lurid
- sensationalist
- sensationalistic
- colorful
- shocking
- theatrical
- dramatic
- theatric
- catchpenny
- histrionic
- melodramatic
- catchy
- gee-whiz
- suggestive
- gory
- vulgar
- racy
- coarse
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- tame
- restrained
- nonsensational
- innocuous
- inoffensive
- proper
- dignified
- formal
2
as in funny
causing or intended to cause laughter a screaming picture of everyone making silly faces Synonyms & Similar Words
- funny
- comedic
- hysterical
- humorous
- killing
- hysteric
- ridiculous
- amusing
- comic
- comical
- entertaining
- riotous
- hilarious
- ludicrous
- laughing
- playful
- laughable
- droll
- risible
- antic
- uproarious
- farcical
- witty
- chucklesome
- diverting
- flip
- sidesplitting
- humoristic
- slapstick
- mad
- merry
- zany
- clownish
- gleeful
- flippant
- knockabout
- snickery
- slapsticky
- waggish
- jolly
- rich
- facetious
- priceless
- jocular
- jokey
- whimsical
- jovial
- pert
- campy
- smart
- mirthful
- blithesome
- wry
- jocose
- smart-aleck
- joky
- jocund
- smart-alecky
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lame
- serious
- moving
- severe
- earnest
- grave
- humorless
- touching
- sedate
- unfunny
- unamusing
- solemn
- uncomic
- unsmiling
- somber
- sombre
- unhumorous
- sober
- tearful
- affecting
- tragic
- staid
- unhysterical
- weighty
- mournful
- sad
- poignant
- sobersided
- lachrymose
- tragical
- sorrowful
- woeful
- no-nonsense
screaming
2 of 2verb
1
as in shrieking
to cry out loudly and emotionally we screamed when the roller coaster began its 30-foot plunge Synonyms & Similar Words
- shrieking
- squealing
- yelling
- crying
- howling
- screeching
- yelping
- shouting
- shrilling
- squalling
- wailing
- squawking
- hollering
- caterwauling
- yowling
- bawling
- keening
- baying
- yawping
- vociferating
- thundering
- yauping
- calling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- whispering
- muttering
- murmuring
2
as in laughing
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound you'll scream when you see the outfit that she's wearing Synonyms & Similar Words
- laughing
- giggling
- chuckling
- roaring
- smiling
- cackling
- grinning
- snickering
- chortling
- tittering
- hee-hawing
- twittering
- cracking up
- splitting one's sides
- breaking up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- crying
- sobbing
- weeping
- wailing
- bawling
- howling
- whining
- blubbering
- whimpering
- squalling
- moaning
- groaning
- yowling
- bleating
- sighing
- sniffling
- sniveling
- puling
- snivelling
3
as in complaining
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely angry residents screamed that their neighborhood still hadn't been plowed a week after the snowstorm Synonyms & Similar Words
- complaining
- whining
- moaning
- muttering
- squealing
- whimpering
- crying
- hollering
- growling
- kicking
- wailing
- squawking
- grumbling
- caterwauling
- yammering
- bitching
- murmuring
- yowling
- worrying
- bleating
- nagging
- bellyaching
- keening
- griping
- grizzling
- grousing
- kvetching
- whinging
- yawping
- inveighing
- sobbing
- grouching
- carping
- beefing
- protesting
- whingeing
- grumping
- fussing
- croaking
- repining
- crabbing
- kicking up a stink
- yauping
- maundering
- kicking up a fuss
- blubbering
- quibbling
- stewing
- lamenting
- fretting
- caviling
- bewailing
- bemoaning
- quarrelling (with)
- deploring
- cavilling
- quarreling (with)
- objecting (to)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rejoicing
- delighting
- accepting
- taking
- crowing
- bearing
- tolerating
- enduring
- applauding
- cheering
- commending
- countenancing