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make noise

VERB
bang
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clang rattle thump
STRONG
boom burst clatter crash detonate drum echo explode peal resound sound thunder
Antonyms
WEAK
tap
VERB
clank
Synonyms
STRONG
bong clash clink jangle resound reverberate ring toll
VERB
intimate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affirm assert impart imply
STRONG
air allude announce aver avouch communicate connote declare expose express hint indicate infer insinuate leak profess remind spring state utter vent voice warn
WEAK
drop a hint let cat out of bag let it be known make known spill the beans
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny
STRONG
be quiet bottle up conceal cover hide suppress withhold

Example Sentences

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If lions are spotted, make noise to scare them, hold objects overhead to appear bigger and start backing away from the animal.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

And also looking to make noise is the Forge, with its biggest acquisition to date, Kristen Stewart’s “The Chronology of Water.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

It seemed like he had a real shot to make noise next year.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

It is, after all, rude to make noise during a worship service.

From Salon • May 24, 2025

“How was I supposed to know it would make noise? It was supposed to be a silent spell!”

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega