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thundering

[thuhn-der-ing] / ˈθʌn dər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
big
Synonyms
STRONGEST
colossal considerable enormous fat full gigantic hefty huge immense massive sizable substantial tremendous vast
WEAK
a whale of a ample awash brimming bulky burly capacious chock-full commodious copious crowded extensive heavy-duty heavyweight hulking humongous husky jumbo mammoth mondo monster oversize packed ponderous prodigious roomy spacious strapping stuffed supercolossal voluminous walloping whopper whopping
Antonyms
STRONGEST
impoverished inconsiderable insignificant little miniature minute poor slight small teeny thin tiny unimportant
WEAK
adolescent baby babyish blah bland dull humble infant infantile itsy juvenile selfish shy unconfident ungenerous ungiving
ADJECTIVE
high-sounding
Synonyms
WEAK
aureate bombastic booming declamatory flowery full-voiced fustian grandiloquent high-flown loud loud-voiced magniloquent orotund overblown powerful resounding reverberating rhetorical rich ringing rotund swollen
ADJECTIVE
large-scale
Synonyms
STRONGEST
extensive huge large massive sizable substantial
WEAK
a whale of a ample awash brimming bulky bull burly capacious chock-full colossal commodious considerable copious crowded enormous fat full gigantic good great healthy heavy-duty heavyweight hefty hulking humongous husky immense jumbo mammoth mondo monster oversize packed ponderous prodigious roomy spacious strapping stuffed supercolossal tremendous vast voluminous walloping whopper whopping
Antonyms
STRONGEST
little miniature short small tiny
ADJECTIVE
loud
Synonyms
STRONGEST
big boisterous deafening emphatic heavy intense lusty powerful rambunctious raucous resounding ringing roaring rowdy strident strong vehement vociferous
STRONG
forte
WEAK
blatant blustering booming cacophonous clamorous crashing deep ear-piercing ear-splitting full full-mouthed fulminating high-sounding loud-voiced obstreperous pealing piercing resonant sonorous stentorian tumultuous turbulent turned up uproarious wakes the dead
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm dull indistinct insignificant little low mild moderate quiet restrained shy silent small soft unhealthy unimportant weak
WEAK
inaudible inoffensive subdued tasteful
ADJECTIVE
plangent
Synonyms
WEAK
beating booming clangorous consonant deep deep-toned earsplitting echoing electrifying enhanced full heightened intensified loud mellow noisy orotund powerful profound pulsating pulsing resounding reverberant reverberating rich ringing roaring rotund round sonorant sonorous stentorian strident thrilling throbbing thunderous vibrant
ADJECTIVE
resonant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mellow profound rich ringing sonorous thrilling
WEAK
beating booming clangorous consonant deep deep-toned earsplitting echoing electrifying enhanced full heightened intensified loud noisy orotund plangent powerful pulsating pulsing resounding reverberant reverberating roaring round sonorant stentorian strident throbbing thunderous
Antonyms
WEAK
faint quiet
ADJECTIVE
resounding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
earsplitting electrifying emphatic forceful loud ringing roaring thrilling thunderous
STRONG
beating booming echoing enhanced full heightened intensified mellow pulsating pulsing reverberating round throbbing
WEAK
clangorous consonant deep deep-toned noisy orotund plangent powerful profound reverberant rich rotund sonorant sonorous stentorian strident vibrant
Antonyms
STRONG
incomplete
ADJECTIVE
ringing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
booming earsplitting echoing loud resounding roaring sonorous strident throbbing thunderous
STRONG
beating consonant deep electrifying enhanced full heightened intensified mellow pulsating pulsing reverberating rich round thrilling
WEAK
clangorous deep-toned noisy orotund plangent powerful profound reverberant rotund sonorant stentorian vibrant
Antonyms
STRONGEST
low soft
STRONG
incomplete needy weak
ADJECTIVE
roaring
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boisterous booming clamorous crashing deafening earsplitting raucous resounding ringing rowdy tumultuous turbulent
STRONG
blaring blustering deep forte full fulminating heavy pealing piercing
WEAK
big blatant cacophonous ear-piercing ear-splitting emphatic full-mouthed high-sounding intense loud-voiced lusty obstreperous powerful rambunctious resonant sonorous stentorian strident strong turned up uproarious vehement vociferous wakes the dead
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm moderate quiet restrained
STRONG
light soft trivial
ADJECTIVE
sonorous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
booming ringing
WEAK
full-voiced loud loud-voiced powerful resounding reverberating rich rotund
ADJECTIVE
thunderous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deafening loud roaring
WEAK
crashing thundery

Example Sentences

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As he dominated center stage, the thundering chorus of his speeches — “I am … somebody” — inspired his followers even as it sometimes sounded like a painful plea.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

This city may be small, but in 1926 it became immortal, the place where a fiesta, thundering hooves, and a novel collided to shape modern legend.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

What a perverse outcome that would be for Catholic Charities, after its thundering 9-0 victory in America’s highest court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Off a big scrum and a penalty advantage, Bundee Aki went thundering at the heart of the Brumbies.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

Up and down she went, leaping from building to building, footsteps thundering behind her.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown