Synonyms of hailing

hailing

verb

present participle of hail

1

as in praising

to declare enthusiastic approval of

the museum director hailed the artist's new installation as a groundbreaking work of genius

Synonyms & Similar Words

• praising
• applauding
• acclaiming
• saluting
• commending
• lauding
• cheering
• touting
• endorsing
• accrediting
• cracking up
• clapping
• approving
• celebrating
• recommending
• rising (to)
• extolling
• favoring
• doffing one's hat to
• ballyhooing
• eulogizing
• supporting
• singing
• emblazoning
• rooting (for)
• flattering
• glorifying
• magnifying
• idolizing
• bravoing
• deifying
• adulating
• belauding
• overpraising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knocking
• slamming
• panning
• disparaging
• belittling
• blaming
• criticizing
• putting down
• censuring
• chiding
• admonishing
• rebuking
• reproaching
• reprobating
• reprimanding
• castigating
• reproving
• lambasting
• excoriating
• vilifying
• discommending
• reprehending
• skewering
• slagging
• keelhauling

2

as in summoning

to demand or request the presence or service of

let's hail a taxi

hailed the waiter for the check

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summoning
• calling
• asking
• inviting
• requesting
• sending for
• citing
• ordering
• assembling
• invoking
• beckoning
• convening
• ringing
• demanding
• calling out
• mustering
• calling up
• bidding
• whistling
• commanding
• subpoenaing
• convoking
• buzzing
• requisitioning
• knelling
• paging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissing
• sending (away)
• turning away
• banishing
• ejecting
• expelling
• routing
• ousting
• casting out
• outing
• running off
• drumming (out)
• throwing out
• kicking out
• booting (out)
• turfing (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hailing

Waymo, the autonomous driving technology company, announced on Wednesday its next phase of testing that aims to bring its ride-hailing service to select areas of San Diego. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Interestingly, ride-hailing passengers get no such dispensation. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

Ride-hailing services like Uber operate throughout Vero Beach and are often the easiest way to get around without a car. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

Both Japanese and Indian companies took out newspaper advertisements welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to New Delhi and hailing the countries’ business ties. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 2 July 2026

Those same issues have ships and planes on high alert in the Middle East, and the ongoing conflict across the region is causing havoc for civilian applications like ride-hailing and food delivery. — Mariam Sorond, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Kwok | Bloomberg | Getty An Indonesian corruption court on Tuesday sentenced former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim, a co-founder of ride- hailing and payments giant Gojek, to 10 years in prison for corruption. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 1 July 2026

Uber, a ride-hailing provider, is cutting 39 jobs in San Francisco, although that number could shrink. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

The company recently partnered with Uber to eventually make its robotaxis available through the ride-hailing app and is allowing select riders to access service in parts of Miami and Austin. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 June 2026