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Synonyms & Antonyms of ballyhoo
(Entry 1 of 2)
- it turned out that the ballyhoo was the result of a movie being filmed on the street
Synonyms for ballyhoo
- ado,
- alarums and excursions,
- blather,
- bluster,
- bobbery,
- bother,
- bustle,
- clatter,
- clutter
- [chiefly dialect],
- coil,
- commotion,
- corroboree
- [Australian],
- disturbance,
- do
- [chiefly dialect],
- foofaraw,
- fun,
- furor,
- furore,
- fuss,
- helter-skelter,
- hoo-ha
- (also hoo-hah),
- hoopla,
- hubble-bubble,
- hubbub,
- hullabaloo,
- hurly,
- hurly-burly,
- hurricane,
- hurry,
- hurry-scurry
- (or hurry-skurry),
- kerfuffle
- [chiefly British],
- moil,
- pandemonium,
- pother,
- row,
- ruckus,
- ruction,
- rumpus,
- shindy,
- splore
- [Scottish],
- squall,
- stew,
- stir,
- storm,
- to-do,
- tumult,
- turmoil,
- uproar,
- welter,
- whirl,
- williwaw,
- zoo
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Near Antonyms for ballyhoo
- calm,
- hush,
- peace,
- quiet,
- quietude,
- rest,
- stillness,
- tranquillity
- (or tranquility)
- the usual ballyhoo intended to fill the seats at megaplexes around the country
Synonyms for ballyhoo
Words Related to ballyhoo
- ad,
- advertisement,
- commercial,
- message,
- plug,
- promotion,
- spot,
- word
- ink
- [slang],
- testimonial,
- write-up
ballyhoo
verbSynonyms of ballyhoo (Entry 2 of 2)
- that reviewer always ballyhoos any book by one of his pet authors
Synonyms for ballyhoo
Words Related to ballyhoo
- the TV networks usually spend the summer months ballyhooing their new fall shows
Synonyms for ballyhoo
Words Related to ballyhoo
- advertise,
- bark,
- merchandise
- (also merchandize),
- sell
- endorse
- (also indorse),
- plump (for),
- plunk (for)
- or plonk (for)
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The first known use of ballyhoo was in 1901
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