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ballyhoo
Synonyms and Antonyms of ballyhoo
1
a state of noisy, confused activity
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
calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
2
information released to the media that is designed to gain public attention or support for a person, business, or cause
ad, advertisement, commercial, message, plug, promotion, spot, word
banner, bill, billboard, placard, poster, sign
advertising, marketing, propaganda
pronouncement, publication, release
broadcast, bulletin, dispatch, newscast, report, story
ink [slang], testimonial, write-up
ballyhoo
Synonyms and Antonyms of ballyhoo
1
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
2
to provide publicity for
advertise, bark, merchandise (also merchandize), sell
endorse (also indorse), plump (for), plunk (for) or
plonk (for)
beat the drum (for)
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