Synonyms of hail

hail 1 of 3

verb

1

as in to praise

to declare enthusiastic approval of

the museum director hailed the artist's new installation as a groundbreaking work of genius

Synonyms & Similar Words

• praise
• applaud
• acclaim
• salute
• cheer
• laud
• commend
• crack up
• tout
• accredit
• rise (to)
• clap
• endorse
• approve
• doff one's cap to
• recommend
• celebrate
• extoll
• bravo
• doff one's hat to
• eulogize
• favor
• indorse
• extol
• sing
• root (for)
• emblazon
• ballyhoo
• support
• magnify
• overpraise
• flatter
• idolize
• adulate
• glorify
• belaud
• deify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knock
• pan
• slam
• blame
• put down
• disparage
• belittle
• criticize
• censure
• rebuke
• reproach
• reprobate
• chide
• admonish
• reprimand
• discommend
• reprove
• castigate
• vilify
• reprehend
• excoriate
• slag
• skewer
• lambaste
• lambast
• keelhaul

2

as in to summon

to demand or request the presence or service of

let's hail a taxi

hailed the waiter for the check

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summon
• call
• ask
• invite
• send for
• request
• call out
• cite
• order
• call up
• assemble
• bid
• invoke
• subpoena
• demand
• convene
• ring
• whistle
• muster
• beckon
• convoke
• page
• command
• buzz
• knell
• requisition

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• send (away)
• dismiss
• turn away
• cast out
• run off
• expel
• banish
• eject
• rout
• out
• throw out
• oust
• boot (out)
• turf (out)
• kick out
• drum (out)

hail

2 of 3

noun (1)

ˈhāl 

1

as in rain

a heavy fall of objects

a hail of small stones warned them of the oncoming avalanche

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rain
• barrage
• shower
• storm
• flood
• volley
• torrent
• bombardment
• fusillade
• rush
• broadside
• cannonade
• salvo
• eruption
• outbreak
• spate
• gush
• outburst

2

as in barrage

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

even under the hail of angry questions, the press secretary stayed cool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrage
• flurry
• volley
• bombardment
• flood
• torrent
• shower
• fusillade
• storm
• cannonade
• salvo
• tide
• drumbeat
• blitzkrieg
• blitz
• drumfire
• avalanche
• rash
• surge
• burst
• stream
• deluge
• inundation
• outpouring
• outflow
• gush
• spate
• river
• overflow
• outburst
• cataract
• broadside
• flood tide
• discharge
• current
• surplus
• earful
• cataclysm
• excess
• flush
• glut
• engulfment
• surfeit
• overabundance
• superabundance
• oversupply
• overkill
• superfluity
• overage
• overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

hail

3 of 3

noun (2)

as in sound

range of hearing

stay within hail of the restaurant's front desk so you'll know when your table is ready

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sound
• hearing
• distance
• earshot
• sight
• volume

Examples of hail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Slow Horses hails from producers See-Saw Films and is executive produced by Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Julian Stevens, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Adam Randall, Gail Mutrux, Douglas Urbanski and Oldman. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024

Rowan Mayfair, who hails from a long line of witches, finds the body of Michael Curry washed up on the California coast. —Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024

Noun

There’s a lot of wind, rain, sleet, hail, storm, dust. —Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2024

The platinum-selling track from Thornton was released just two months after Thornton’s armored SUV was struck by a hail of gunfire in Charlotte, North Carolina. —Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2024