BLARING Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

blaring 1 of 2

adjective

as in loud

marked by a high volume of sound some teens drove by and woke us up with blaring music

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blaring

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verb

present participle of blare

as in announcing

to make known openly or publicly was it really necessary to blare that private quarrel to the whole world?

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Recent Examples of blaring

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Just what Lee was thinking was drowned out by a TV mounted in the corner, blaring the news of the day, but the gist was clear. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Outside, where salsa competed with reggaetón blaring from the different studios, the band explained where their inspiration came from. — John Bartlett, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026 Trucks and semis from all over the southwest came to Richmound, blaring horns and, in one case, ramming the new fence surrounding the school. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 Techno and dance music were blaring throughout the space next to the San Diego Bay, with separate lines (after the big main line) once participants got inside. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026 On the side of the highway, the night is a cacophony of blaring horns and the shouts of drunken men. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 What is less clear is whether people know what to do when their phone starts blaring at them. — Chloe Demrovsky, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 And that’s a lot of energy to shed as a vehicle comes blaring back into Earth’s thick atmosphere, a process that typically annihilates objects returning from space unless they are precisely designed to survive the trip. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 The visitors clubhouse inside Nationals Park is spacious, but blaring 2010s nightclub music filled every corner — think Pitbull and Ne-Yo. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blaring

Adjective

Yet by selectivity, Ozarks ranks as the tenth most selective baccalaureate college in the country — outpacing schools with far larger endowments and far louder name recognition.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Messi started the second half and received a loud ovation from fans at Miami's Nu Stadium.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of loud

Verb

After Bobby Valli, the Four Season singer’s brother, recently posted a Facebook message announcing the ailing Frankie’s retirement, the 92-year-old pop icon slapped back.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
Prince William and Kate Middleton were together for nine years before announcing their engagement on November 16, 2010.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of announcing

Adjective

Dixon said other issues to be considered are the deafening roar of traffic passing under the footbridge on I-91 and how to soften it.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
Heavy raindrops flew sideways, smacking against the hood of my rain jacket and creating a nearly deafening white noise.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Definition of deafening

Verb

Her son Spencer, 5, could be heard proclaiming his hunger in the back of the video and is seen grabbing a few slices of Parmesan cheese prepped for the salad.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Carlson, who had just released a documentary called The End of Men, devoted hours of airtime to proclaiming Tate’s innocence; so did the right-wing podcaster Candace Owens.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Definition of proclaiming

Adjective

The ringing endorsement reinforces Nvidia’s dominance in AI infrastructure even as some big tech companies roll out their own custom chips.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
The murder mystery has so far flown under the radar, despite having Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany as the lead, but just received a ringing endorsement from author extraordinaire Stephen King.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 25 June 2026

Definition of ringing

Verb

The City of Malibu is declaring a local emergency to quickly remove homeless encampments as hazardous fire conditions set in.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
However, the decree declaring the partial mobilization that Putin signed in September 2022 is open-ended, allowing authorities to resume it if needed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of declaring

Verb

The novel, inarguably ambitious in scope, begs questions of form and content, and the possibilities and pitfalls of publishing outside traditional pathways.

— Keziah Weir, Vanity Fair, 13 Aug. 2026
It was then edited and fact-checked by journalists on The Sun staff before publishing.

— The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026

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