Synonyms of blare

blare 1 of 2

noun

as in roar

loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound

the blare of horns arising from the long line of cars behind him did nothing to help the motorist get his car started again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roar
• noise
• rattle
• chatter
• clatter
• cacophony
• commotion
• din
• clamor
• racket
• clangor
• bruit
• discordance
• bang
• bluster
• babel
• brawl
• katzenjammer
• decibel(s)
• dissonance
• discord
• bowwow
• boom
• hubbub
• tumult
• jangle
• rumpus
• hullabaloo
• blast
• uproar
• furor
• hurly-burly
• clap
• crash
• crack

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• silence
• still
• quiet
• stillness
• lull
• hush
• calm
• silentness
• tranquillity
• quietude
• serenity
• tranquility

blare

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verb

ˈbler 

as in to announce

to make known openly or publicly

was it really necessary to blare that private quarrel to the whole world?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announce
• proclaim
• publish
• declare
• advertise
• sound
• broadcast
• post
• herald
• promulgate
• publicize
• trumpet
• disclose
• annunciate
• enunciate
• blaze
• flash
• run with
• promote
• reveal
• give out
• release
• cry
• blazon
• beat the drum (for or about)
• spread
• placard
• report
• disseminate
• bulletin
• bark
• show
• introduce
• call (off or out)
• ring
• impart
• knell
• notify
• inform
• toll
• feature
• puff
• billboard
• divulge
• manifest
• gazette
• plug
• blurb
• apprise
• communicate
• bill
• hand down
• kithe
• advise
• intimate
• pitch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conceal
• suppress
• silence
• withhold
• recall
• revoke
• hush (up)
• retract
• recant

Examples of blare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

These needed to be kept at a distance from exploding pyrotechnics and angled away from the blare of the stadium’s public-address system. —Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023

The roar of an unseen crowd blares, a deafening noise that rises and falls in enveloping waves. —Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023

Verb

As the startling finale begins, Josh is sitting in the now empty home in pitch darkness, himself in silhouette, and Stephen McKeown’s horn-heavy score blares with ominous dread. —Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024

Israel's military announced sirens were blaring in Hanita but has not released additional details. —Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024