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

People rush to work, hailing matatus along the roadside as vendors set up for the day. — Michael Kaloki, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

In July, California’s Public Utilities Commission approved new incentives of up to $20,300 for ride-hailing app drivers to buy or lease new zero-emission vehicles, and often now, ride hailers can choose to be picked up by an EV on the apps. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

But rather than invent a market, ride hailing companies only help to organize the existing pools of drivers — with the right incentives — and connect them to willing but price-sensitive passengers. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The abrupt announcement, amid operating challenges and high oil prices, leaves the ride-hailing app with a diminished presence in Africa. — Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026

Uber Technologies will lay off about 3,300 employees, or 10% of staff, in its largest cuts since the COVID-19 pandemic, to better navigate the rise of robotaxis encroaching on its ride-hailing business. — Akash Sriram, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

The all-electric Ojai, which began carrying select public riders this year, is Waymo’s first vehicle designed specifically for autonomous ride-hailing rather than adapted from an existing passenger car. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Prices will compare to other ride-hailing services, Bonelli said, and could change based on demand. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Waymo is making strides toward a major expansion of its autonomous ride-hailing service in California. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026