noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑːk/
Canada, US:/ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑɹk/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The punctuation mark “!” (generally used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The excessive use of exclamation marks devalues their effect, but is typical of concise genres such as cartoons, not reference works!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exclamation point
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: punctuation, punctuation mark
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
119 source translations are retained for this English entry.