🔊 Very loud or shrill 👻 Frightening or shocking 🌟 Showy or flashy

screamy

1 8.2

Very loud and high in sound like a scream

adjective
/ˈskriːmi/

: estridente

The music at the concert was a mix of screamy melodies that thrilled the audience.

Examples

The child's voice was so screamy that it echoed through the park, drawing everyone's attention.
Physical way can be just taking a little walk around your chair or silently screaming, making a big screamy face and letting the anxiety out that way.
As the roller coaster plunged down, the riders let out screamy shrieks of excitement.

Synonyms

loud

vsscreamy

733 1.0

Having a very strong, high sound

adds a very high pitch and scream resemblance beyond mere loudness

squeaky

vsscreamy

67 1.3

Making a high, sharp sound like a mouse or hinge

is larger in scale, louder, and more like an actual scream

high-pitched

vsscreamy

41 3.7

A sound or voice that is very high and sharp

adds strong loudness and a screaming quality to that high pitch

shrill

vsscreamy

31 4.8

A very high, sharp sound that is unpleasant and loud

is also piercing but combines loudness with a more screamlike quality

raucous

vsscreamy

31 7.1

Making a loud, rough, and unpleasant sound that hurts your ears

focuses more on high pitch and scream resemblance, not just harshness

screaming

vsscreamy

18 4.4

Very strong, often urgent or painful

is similar in intensity but specifically describes high, screamlike tone

scratchy

vsscreamy

14 3.7

Harsh, rough sound or voice that is unpleasant to hear

is harsher in pitch and more like a loud human scream

cacophonous

vsscreamy

2 8.4

Making a loud, harsh noise that is unpleasant to hear

centers on a single loud high screamlike sound rather than discord

screechy

vsscreamy

2 5.4

A high, harsh, unpleasant sound like a loud scream

is similarly loud and screamlike but emphasizes extreme pitch or volume

blaring

vsscreamy

1 4.4

A very loud, unpleasant sound that hurts your ears

is similarly loud but adds a high, screamlike pitch rather than only volume

shrieky

vsscreamy

1 7.2

Making a very high, loud, annoying sound that hurts your ears

is close but stresses overall scream resemblance rather than urgency

squealing

vsscreamy

1 4.1

A high, sharp sound made by a mouse or brakes

is more like a human or full scream rather than brief piercing sounds

squawky

vsscreamy

1 7.5

A loud harsh sound like a bird's cry that is unpleasant

is more focused on a sharp, high scream quality than coarse squawks

stridulous

vsscreamy

9.9

Making a loud, harsh, grating sound like some insects make

is less grating and more defined by high, screamlike pitch and volume

loud-voiced

vsscreamy

4.4

A person who speaks very loudly so others hear them

is more about high pitch and scream quality, not only power

harsh-voiced

vsscreamy

6.8

A voice or sound that is rough and unpleasant

is sharper and higher in pitch, resembling an actual scream

Antonyms

quiet

∞ 1.0

Not making much noise

How Loud

earsplitting

6.3

piercing

2 5.5

screamy

1 8.2

shrill

31 4.8

loud

733 1.0

soft

Specialized

12 4.2

Surface Forms

screamy positive

Morphology

screamy = scream (transparent) = scream + y

The 'resembling a scream' sense is a direct adjectival derivation from 'scream' + '-y', so the meaning is predictable.

Etymology

Screamy comes from scream ('a loud, high cry') and the ending -y meaning 'like', so screamy describes a very loud, high sound or voice that is like a scream.