Definitions

screamer

[skree-mer] / ˈskri mər /

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advertising n.
error n.
headline n.
pennant n.

NOUN

advertising

Synonyms

STRONG

PR announcement announcing ballyhoo billing blasting broadcasting buildup displaying exhibiting exhibition exposition hoopla hype pitch plug posting proclamation promoting promotion publicity puff spread squib

WEAK

hard sell promo

Antonyms

STRONG

secret

NOUN

error

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blunder failure fault flaw glitch inaccuracy lapse miscalculation miscue misdeed mismanagement misstep misunderstanding offense omission sin transgression wrongdoing

STRONG

X absurdity boner boo-boo delinquency delusion deviation erratum fall fallacy falsehood falsity goof howler misapprehension misconception miss oversight slight slip solecism stumble trespass untruth

WEAK

bad job faux pas misbelief misjudgment screwup slipup

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accuracy achievement behavior correctness obedience perfection right strength success

STRONG

certainty fact honesty reality surety truth

WEAK

correction validity

NOUN

headline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

caption title

STRONG

header heading leader

WEAK

scarehead

NOUN

pennant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

streamer

STRONG

bunting color decoration emblem ensign jack pennon standard

WEAK

banderole burgee

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screamer

He played a starring role in two of the team’s extraordinary late comebacks, scoring the stoppage-time winner in the 3-2 victory over Egypt and tied the game against with a screamer from 20 yards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

No spoilers, but Brazil and Japan played a screamer of a game this afternoon.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

The screamer is a species in stark decline.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024

But she needed on-field medical attention after Sharples’ goal and was subbed off for Laurel Ivory after Loera’s screamer.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2024

Not cuddle-your-teddy-bear stories, but screamer stories, tremble stories, sink-your-teeth-into-your-teddy-bear stories.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

screamer

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