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

Arday, once hailed as Cambridge’s youngest Black professor, was found dead, aged 41, in London last Friday, days after resigning from his post. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026

At the time, the program was hailed as the nation’s largest children’s development account program for higher education with more than five million children automatically enrolled. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Noun

Some storms could turn severe, producing damaging winds, large hail and even an isolated tornado. — Justin Lewis, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Coverage of the story dovetailed with a hail of memes and insinuations online that Crockett is a zealot or a pretend cowboy out of his depth. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026