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Synonyms of thunder in English:

thunder


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noun

1‘thunder and lightning’

SYNONYMS
thunderclap, thunder crack, thunder roll, roll of thunder, peal of thunder, rumble of thunder, crack of thunder, crash of thunder, rumbling, crashing, roar
literary thunderbolt

2‘she heard the thunder of hooves behind her’

SYNONYMS
rumble, rumbling, boom, booming, roar, roaring, pounding, thud, thudding, thump, thumping, crash, crashing, bang, banging, ring, ringing, grumble, growl, resounding, reverberation, echo
tattoo, drumbeat, rataplan

verb

1‘below me the surf thrashed and thundered’

SYNONYMS
rumble, boom, roar, blast, pound, thud, thump, bang, ring, grumble, growl, resound, reverberate, echo, beat

2‘he thundered on about Italy's invasion of Abyssinia’

SYNONYMS
protest strongly at, make a protest against, fulminate against, inveigh against, rail against, rage against, declaim against, remonstrate about, expostulate about, make a fuss about, speak out against, express disapproval of
object to, raise objections to, take issue with, oppose strongly, complain bitterly about, complain vociferously about, disagree violently with, kick against, take exception to, make a stand against, take a stand against, put up a fight against, challenge, curse
condemn, criticize severely, denounce, censure
informal kick up a fuss about, kick up a stink about

3‘‘Answer me,’ he thundered’

SYNONYMS
roar, bellow, bark, yell, shout, bawl, howl, cry, clamour, bay, scream, screech
growl, yowl
North American informal holler
rare vociferate, ululate