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
• salute
• acclaim
• cheer
• laud
• commend
• crack up
• tout
• accredit
• rise (to)
• clap
• endorse
• approve
• recommend
• celebrate
• bravo
• doff one's hat to
• eulogize
• favor
• extol
• sing
• root (for)
• emblazon
• ballyhoo
• adulate
• support
• magnify
• overpraise
• flatter
• idolize
• 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
• reprehend
• vilify
• excoriate
• slag
• skewer
• lambaste
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hail

Verb

The price of a ride in a Green SM vehicle will depend on the time and distance, Walker said, but will be competitive with Uber Comfort, an elevated ride-hailing option. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

By 2019, the product had surpassed $100 million in revenue, with USA Today hailing it as one of the best-selling products to spring from Shark Tank. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Oct. 2026

Noun

Two people were shot to death in a hail of gunfire and nearly three dozen others were injured at a homecoming weekend block party early Sunday morning in southern Georgia, according to state law enforcement officials. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

The storms Thursday morning may also bring a risk of damaging wind gusts of up to 60 mph, as well as small hail and frequent lightning. — Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026