Synonyms of hails

hails 1 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of hail

1

as in applauds

to declare enthusiastic approval of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• applauds
• praises
• salutes
• acclaims
• commends
• lauds
• cheers
• touts
• endorses
• accredits
• cracks up
• approves
• recommends
• celebrates
• claps
• rises (to)
• doffs one's hat to
• extols
• favors
• sings
• eulogizes
• supports
• bravoes
• roots (for)
• emblazons
• idolizes
• flatters
• glorifies
• magnifies
• ballyhoos
• deifies
• overpraises
• belauds
• adulates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knocks
• slams
• blames
• pans
• disparages
• belittles
• criticizes
• chides
• admonishes
• puts down
• rebukes
• censures
• reproves
• reprimands
• reproaches
• castigates
• discommends
• excoriates
• lambastes
• reprobates
• vilifies
• reprehends
• slags
• skewers
• keelhauls

2

as in summons

to demand or request the presence or service of

let's hail a taxi

hailed the waiter for the check

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summons
• calls
• asks
• invites
• cites
• sends for
• requests
• orders
• assembles
• invokes
• beckons
• convenes
• calls out
• rings
• calls up
• demands
• bids
• convokes
• buzzes
• musters
• whistles
• subpoenas
• pages
• commands
• requisitions
• knells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismisses
• sends (away)
• turns away
• banishes
• boots (out)
• outs
• ejects
• expels
• ousts
• casts out
• runs off
• routs
• kicks out
• throws out
• drums (out)
• turfs (out)

hails

2 of 3

noun (1)

plural of hail

1

as in barrages

a heavy fall of objects

a hail of small stones warned them of the oncoming avalanche

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrages
• rains
• showers
• floods
• storms
• volleys
• torrents
• rushes
• salvos
• bombardments
• gushes
• cannonades
• fusillades
• outbreaks
• broadsides
• outbursts
• eruptions
• spates

2

as in flurries

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

even under the hail of angry questions, the press secretary stayed cool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrages
• flurries
• volleys
• floods
• bombardments
• salvos
• showers
• cannonades
• fusillades
• torrents
• drumbeats
• storms
• tides
• blitzes
• surges
• blitzkriegs
• drumfires
• gushes
• streams
• bursts
• overflows
• outbursts
• outpourings
• flushes
• rashes
• flood tides
• avalanches
• discharges
• outflows
• rivers
• deluges
• inundations
• cataracts
• earfuls
• spates
• excesses
• surpluses
• broadsides
• currents
• cataclysms
• gluts
• engulfments
• oversupplies
• overmuch
• surfeits
• overages
• superabundances
• superfluities
• overkills
• overabundances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drips
• trickles
• dribbles

hails

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural of hail

as in sounds

range of hearing

stay within hail of the restaurant's front desk so you'll know when your table is ready

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sounds
• hearings
• distances
• sights
• volumes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hails

Verb

Techno-optimism hails AI’s transformative potential to solve major social problems and address unmet needs. — Marianne Cooper, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

State propaganda hails these robots as emblems of China’s ascent; in the hallway, most people sidestep them with the kind of indifference usually reserved for a Roomba. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Gilbert hails her support group in Houston for helping her gain a new perspective on the situation. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Schroyer hails from the same state as the new Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a former congressman. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

His Fieramonte Amarone Classico Riserva DOCG hails from a 1,361-foot-high vineyard, which benefits from optimal morning sun, constant air circulation, and pronounced day-to-night temperature variation during the ripening season. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 June 2026

Schroyer hails from the same home state as the new Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a former congressman. — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 27 June 2026

The pilot hails from writers and executive producers Chris Hutton and Eddie O’Keefe. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 June 2026

Owner Leo Beas hails from Jalisco, and frequently returns with his wife and children. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

Noun

No one blinks at a pregnant Sarah constantly running through hails of gunfire — sans prenatal vitamins or a home. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Police then shot Kirby in two more hails of gunfire, with the first and last shots coming about 17 seconds apart, video showed. — David K. Li, NBC news, 15 May 2026

The 26-year-old hails from New York and is a graduate of Springfield College. — Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026

In California, the Department of Motor Vehicles issues permits for testing and operation of autonomous vehicles, while the CPUC oversees all commercial ride-hails, self-driving or not. — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026

Segura’s latest hails from YMH Studios. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025