Synonyms of heralded

heralded 1 of 2

adjective

as in proclaimed

Related Words

• proclaimed
• announced
• publicized
• declared
• advertised
• published
• aired
• broadcast
• disclosed
• posted
• widespread
• promulgated
• prevalent
• spotlighted
• well-known
• divulged
• rife
• current
• unclassified
• general
• popular
• shared
• nonclassified
• communal
• reported
• public
• reputed
• rumored
• open

Dissimilar Words

• private
• classified
• privy
• secret
• confidential
• unannounced
• clandestine
• undisclosed
• unadvertised
• personal
• covert
• withheld
• surreptitious
• conspiratorial
• intimate
• collusive
• reserved
• undercover
• stifled
• underhanded
• suppressed
• concealed
• revoked
• underhand
• repressed
• retracted
• silenced
• recanted

heralded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of herald

1

as in foreshadowed

to give a slight indication of beforehand

the reshuffle of the company's management heralded the sweeping changes to come

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foreshadowed
• predicted
• prefigured
• anticipated
• implied
• adumbrated
• foresaw
• harbingered
• foretold
• foreran
• suggested
• prophesied
• presaged
• prognosticated
• portended
• hinted
• forecast
• alluded
• promised
• forewarned
• intimated
• boded
• augured
• connoted
• foreknew
• foreboded
• insinuated

2

as in announced

to make known openly or publicly

herald the great tidings to all the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announced
• published
• proclaimed
• declared
• advertised
• trumpeted
• promulgated
• posted
• disclosed
• publicized
• blared
• released
• broadcast
• blazed
• sounded
• revealed
• promoted
• flashed
• enunciated
• ran with
• placarded
• reported
• gave out
• annunciated
• blazoned
• introduced
• beat the drum (for or about)
• disseminated
• showed
• spread
• rang
• barked
• featured
• cried
• called (off or out)
• billed
• manifested
• imparted
• informed
• tolled
• notified
• divulged
• bulletined
• intimated
• billboarded
• puffed
• gazetted
• communicated
• knelled
• handed down
• blurbed
• apprised
• kithed
• plugged
• advised
• pitched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withheld
• suppressed
• concealed
• silenced
• recalled
• revoked
• retracted
• hushed (up)
• recanted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heralded

Adjective

Rodriguez was the heralded second-round pick who starred as the signal caller for the Texas Tech defense in 2025. — Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026

He’s also quietly invested in his teammates, a less heralded aspect of his career that has especially benefited a couple of younger Commanders linemen. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Also at Venice, Florian Zeller—who made the Oscar-winning The Father and a less heralded follow-up called The Son—will debut Bunker, starring real-life couple Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

The Pitt also is the most heralded current drama on TV, a reigning Outstanding Drama Series Emmy winner, which leads all programs at the 2026 Emmy nominations with 25, including Drama Series. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 July 2026

Italy brings the scenery, a heady dose of history, its heralded cuisine, and delicious wine, plus an appreciation of the good life that makes small moments feel like big deals. — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026

But on May 22, CBS will end its heralded radio service. — David Morgan, CBS News, 8 May 2026

Several other members of the DMBC shined at the heralded contest. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026

He was nominated for an acting Oscar six other times during his heralded career. — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026

Verb

Bestselling authors, fervent theater-goers, and culture critics alike have all heralded the production as a special chapter in the canon of Black theater. — Emmalee Reed, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

In contrast, Swansea counterpart Vitor Matos has been heralded this season for reviving the sort of eye-catching football played in their Premier League days at the start of the previous decade under Brendan Rodgers and then Michael Laudrup. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

For a dressier option, the Franco Sarto Loran Slides are heralded by a Travel+Leisure writer who recently wore them all over Europe with zero foot pain. — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026

Under LaNeve, the service is pulling the plug on a drone modernization program that Driscoll had heralded. — Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

The deal was heralded by advocates and legislators but also only seen as one victory in a much larger fight. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Prestige is something that money can’t buy, however, and Diles is being heralded across the Americas as the band to see in concert. — Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Kevin Winter / Getty Images Some of country music’s royalty sang her praises and were joined by a younger generation of musicians and songwriters who heralded her as an inspiration. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026

The fish has since taken out a massive portion of the crawfish, frog and small fish populations that Florida’s heralded long-legged wading birds rely on. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026