scream vs roar

scream and roar both are nouns.

scream and roar both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scream	Yes	No	Yes	No
roar	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, roar is a hyponym of scream; that is, roar is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scream:

scream: utter a sudden loud cry
roar: emit long loud cries

Other hyponyms of scream include hollo, hurrah, halloo, whoop, pipe, pipe up, shriek, shrill, howl, ululate, wail, yaup, yawl, screak, screech, skreak, skreigh, squawk.

scream (noun)	roar (noun)
sharp piercing cry	a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
a joke that seems extremely funny	a deep prolonged loud noise
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry	the sound made by a lion

scream (verb)	roar (verb)
utter a sudden loud cry	laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
utter or declare in a very loud voice	make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
make a loud, piercing sound	emit long loud cries
	utter words loudly and forcefully
	make a loud noise, as of animal
	act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way

Difference between scream and roar

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