Outcry and Wave

Outcry

Outcry noun - A violent shouting.

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Wave and outcry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wave" instead a noun "Outcry".

Wave noun - A moving ridge on the surface of water.

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Outcry and wave are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Outcry" instead a noun "Wave".

Nearby Words: waved, waving, wavy, wavelet, waveband

initial	initial outcry	initial wave
popular	popular outcry	popular wave
small	small outcry	small wave
massive	massive outcry	massive wave
Other adjectives: large, great, intense, huge, little, quick, early, larger, recent, resulting.

The plan was to get speedily tried on a wave of public outcry, whip out the alibi at the last second, be found innocent on that shocking revelation alone, then be forevermore protected by the Double Jeopardy rule (in Anglo-Saxon law, one can't be tried for the same crime twice).

Source: Framing the Guilty Party

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Outcry & Wave. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/outcry/wave>.

Wave or Outcry. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/outcry/wave.

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