clamour
A loud noise made by lots of people shouting at once.
clamour in a sentence
- A clamour rose from the playground as everyone demanded a turn on the new slide.
- A clamour of excited fans filled the stadium, all shouting the striker's name at once.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to clamour?
- Ahush
- Bsilence
- Cquiet
- Ddin
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D: din. The other three mean the opposite of clamour.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to clamour?
- Adin
- Bsilence
- Cracket
- Dnoise
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B: silence. The other three mean nearly the same as clamour.
Words that mean something similar
din, racket, noise
Words that mean the opposite
silence, quiet, hush
More words about speech & sound
- clatter: A loud rattling noise of hard things banging together.
- coax: To gently persuade someone to do something.
- commotion: A sudden burst of noisy confusion.
- concise: Saying what you need to say in only a few words.
- condemn: To say strongly that something is wrong or bad.
- confer: To give someone an award, title or honour, or to talk something over with others.
- confide: To tell someone a secret because you trust them.
- contest: To argue that something is wrong or unfair and try to change it.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test