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thunder

[thuhn-der] / ˈθʌn dər /
NOUN
crashing sound
Synonyms
STRONGEST
detonation explosion roar rumble
STRONG
barrage blast boom booming cannonade clap cracking crash crashing discharge drumfire fulmination outburst peal pealing rumbling thunderbolt uproar
WEAK
thundercrack
Antonyms
STRONG
peace
VERB
boom, crash
Synonyms
STRONGEST
resound reverberate roar rumble
STRONG
blast clamor clap crack deafen detonate drum explode peal storm
VERB
yell at
Synonyms
STRONGEST
growl roar
STRONG
bark bellow curse declaim denounce fulminate gnarl rail shout snarl threaten
WEAK
utter threat
Antonyms
STRONG
compliment praise

Example Sentences

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The showers will be wintry in nature with hail and thunder for some.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The album started with quiet wind and then turned into a tornado of thunder and sirens, swordplay and gunfire over big horns and a funky soul backbeat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

I don’t want to steal the thunder of Joanna Stern, Nicole Nguyen and Christopher Mims, so have at it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Dubai's Emirates airline axed 13 flights on Friday and there were also delays and cancellations at neighbouring Sharjah's airport after the overnight downpour, which woke residents with lightning flashes and loud cracks of thunder.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

We were waked up some time in the middle of the night by a clap of thunder and a deluge of rain.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.