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blurb

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Synonyms of blurb

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a short description that praises something (such as a book) so that people will want to buy it

a blurb on a book jacket

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for blurb

advertising,
billing,
come-on,
commercial,
message,
pitch,
plugola,
spot,
word

ad,
advert
[chiefly British],
advertisement,
announcement,
bulletin,
communiqué,
notice,
notification,
posting,
release

broadside,
brochure,
circular,
flyer
(also flier),
fly sheet,
gazette
[British],
handbill,
handout

bill,
billboard,
placard,
playbill,
poster,
show bill,
sign

broadcast,
cablecast,
newscast,
telecast

communication,
dispatch,
report

annunciation,
declaration,
edict,
proclamation,
promulgation,
pronouncement,
pronunciamento,
rescript,
signification

ballyhoo,
boost,
buildup,
campaign,
plug,
promo,
promotion,
propaganda,
publicity

blurb

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms of blurb (Entry 2 of 2)

as in feature, pitch

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for blurb

feature,
pitch,
plug,
promote,
puff

knell,
ring,
toll

disseminate,
spread

bill,
billboard,
bulletin,
gazette
[chiefly British]

disclose,
divulge,
introduce,
kithe
[chiefly Scottish],
manifest,
report,
reveal,
show

bark,
call (off or out),
cry

advise,
apprise,
hand down,
inform,
notify

advertise,
announce,
annunciate,
blare,
blaze,
blazon,
broadcast,
declare,
enunciate,
flash,
give out,
herald,
placard,
post,
proclaim,
promulgate,
publicize,
publish,
release,
sound,
trumpet

communicate,
impart,
intimate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for blurb

conceal,
hush (up),
silence,
suppress,
withhold

recall,
recant,
retract,
revoke

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“Blurb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurb. Accessed 5 Oct. 2022.

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