Definition for Cry:

• To be in the act of giving birth to a child: sometimes followed by out. Shak.

Synonyms for Cry:

• n.

  •
  • uproar,
  • hurrah,
  • hullabaloo,
  • yammer,
  • acclamation.
  •
  • alight,
  • screech,
  • clack,
  • hiss.
  •
  • tears,
  • reaction,
  • mourning,
  • welcome,
  • answer.
  •
  • demand,
  • request,
  • plea,
  • remote.
  •
  • keen.
  •
  • blurt.
  •
  • build up,
  • talk up,
  • plug,
  • popularize.
  •calling out; yelling (noun)
  • fuss,
  • yoo-hoo,
  • note,
  • expletive,
  • gobble,
  • Mewling,
  • vociferation,
  • ruckus.
  •cheer (noun)
  • hurray,
  • huzzah.
  •cry (noun)
  • weep,
  • blazon out.
  •dirge (noun)
  • jeremiad.
  •voice (noun)
  • articulation,
  • utterance,
  • pronunciation,
  • intonation,
  • emission,
  • enunciation.

• v.

  •advertise (verb)
  • broadcast,
  • puff,
  • hype,
  • announce,
  • hawk,
  • publish,
  • promulgate,
  • proclaim.
  •call out, yell (verb)
  • cluck,
  • trill,
  • moo,
  • clamor,
  • cackle,
  • whoop,
  • nicker,
  • quack,
  • exclaim,
  • meow,
  • yelp,
  • whinny,
  • chatter,
  • holler out,
  • low,
  • gabble,
  • scream,
  • coo,
  • growl,
  • ejaculate,
  • snarl,
  • hoot.
  •communication (verb)
  • hollo,
  • shout out,
  • squall.
  •ululate (verb)
  • chirp,
  • squeal,
  • mew,
  • snort,
  • neigh,
  • purr,
  • bawl,
  • bray,
  • honk,
  • cuckoo,
  • twit,
  • warble.

Antonyms for Cry:

• n.

  • calling out; yelling
    seriousness, quiet, peace, silence, calm.
  • Other antonyms:
    gasp, whisper, whimper, mutter, mumble, murmur.

• v.

  • advertise
    conceal, hide, secret.
  • call out, yell
    be quiet.
  • weep and make sad sounds
    praise, please, gloat, be happy, delight.

Homophones for Cry:

• cascara, chooser, crow, churr, core, chari, cora, chequer, chara, cashier, carrere, causerie, corrie, cheerer, chokecherry, cager, choker, cohere, cocker, caraway, craw, chirr, currier, cower, chaser, cassowary, chickeree, chaucer, cooker, carew, cree, curare, cheery, cur, cure, cro, career, cocksure, carry, cockcrow, cherry, courier, chewer, CIRA, cere, cero, cheerio, crore, Caesarea, cicero, cookie jar, car, coir, cookware, care, crier, char, chore, chigger, curry, cigar, caesura, cougar, Curia, Charr, cheer, cer, carrier, curie, checker, chukker, curio, crew, cassirer, co-occur, czar, carya, choir, caesar, chorea, cookery, chiwere, cosher, cairo, cassiri, corer, crye, cooccur, Cooky Jar, chicory, cowrie, checkrow, cirio, cicer, chary, cr, coaxer, cowry, chair, carry away.

Hypernym for Cry:

• n.

  • communication
    Bronx Cheer, shriek, holla, war whoop, bellowing, hollering, scream, snort, yelling, clamoring, yowl, hiss, complaint, roar, blue murder, hoot, battle cry, hollo, hue and cry, roaring, razz, raspberry, boo, bird, yodel, clamouring, screaming, holloa, halloo, whoop, screeching, clamor, noise, rallying cry, hosanna, holler, bellow, screech, shrieking, catcall, clamour, war cry, shouting, razzing.
  • event
    growl, growling, crow, yelping, caw, whinny, meow, cluck, bark, miaow, Clucking, neigh, roar, cackle, peep, yip, baa, mew, whicker, coo, honk, bray, nicker, caterwaul, yelp, cheep, bleat, moo, bay, miaou, Miaul, howl, gobble.

• v.

  • communication
    hurrah, Yaup, ululate, halloo, whoop, skreigh, shrill, pipe, howl, skreak, hollo, screech, wail, roar, pipe up, yawl, shriek, screak, squawk.

Hyponym for Cry:

• n.

  • communication
    effusion, gush, outburst, Ebullition, vocalization, blowup, utterance.
  • event
    sound.

• v.

  • body
    alter, change, modify.
  • communication
    emit, utter, let loose, let out.
  • consumption
    need, require, want.