Synonyms of heralds

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noun

plural of herald

1

as in proponents

a person who actively supports or favors a cause

an outspoken herald of prison reform

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proponents
• advocates
• supporters
• advocators
• exponents
• promoters
• apostles
• champions
• protagonists
• boosters
• paladins
• friends
• true believers
• high priests
• hierophants
• white knights
• espousers
• expounders
• gospelers
• tub-thumpers
• stalwarts
• backers
• adherents
• loyalists
• disciples
• interpreters
• cohorts
• followers
• cheerleaders
• partisans
• fellow travelers
• applauders
• encouragers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opponents
• enemies
• adversaries
• antagonists
• rivals
• foes
• critics
• belittlers
• faultfinders

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as in harbingers

one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another

the American robin—the herald of spring in the North

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harbingers
• forerunners
• precursors
• signs
• angels
• symptoms
• outriders
• messengers
• foretastes
• foregoers
• presages
• criers
• advertisers
• forewarnings
• portents
• proclaimers
• announcers
• auspices
• omens
• runners
• foreshadowings
• couriers
• forebodings
• auguries
• bodings
• foreboders
• marks
• foreshadowers
• bellwethers
• blazoners

heralds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of herald

1

as in foreshadows

to give a slight indication of beforehand

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foreshadows
• predicts
• implies
• prefigures
• anticipates
• adumbrates
• harbingers
• foresees
• suggests
• foretells
• presages
• portends
• foreruns
• prophesies
• forecasts
• promises
• bodes
• alludes
• prognosticates
• augurs
• hints
• forebodes
• connotes
• intimates
• forewarns
• foreknows
• insinuates

2

as in announces

to make known openly or publicly

herald the great tidings to all the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announces
• publishes
• proclaims
• declares
• advertises
• trumpets
• discloses
• promulgates
• posts
• blares
• publicizes
• broadcasts
• reveals
• promotes
• sounds
• runs with
• releases
• blazes
• annunciates
• gives out
• enunciates
• flashes
• beats the drum (for or about)
• reports
• introduces
• disseminates
• blazons
• shows
• placards
• spreads
• imparts
• rings
• informs
• cries
• manifests
• barks
• notifies
• bulletins
• features
• calls (off or out)
• tolls
• divulges
• gazettes
• apprises
• intimates
• knells
• bills
• communicates
• puffs
• billboards
• hands down
• advises
• plugs
• blurbs
• kithes
• pitches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conceals
• suppresses
• withholds
• silences
• recalls
• revokes
• retracts
• hushes (up)
• recants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heralds

Noun

The comedy-drama heralds from Adeel Ahmed and writer-director Batra’s film and TV outfit Poetic License, and is being produced in partnership with Jio Studios (Dhurandhar), and Good Chaos (Ballad Of A Small Player). — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026

Chain bookselling, which enabled the unification of the reading market, was one of the first heralds of a globalizing age. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

This increasingly seamless connection between runway collections and store stock heralds a new meaning for commercial, repositioning the role of the runway. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Now Pedicularis had emerged as one of the first heralds of the Arctic summer, its stems wrapped in grayish, silky hairs that protect it like a warm winter coat. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

The heralds operate like independent contractors, with their own caseloads. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026

The reason is that the 1996 Ferrari 550 Maranello’s arrival was one of the heralds of the Ferrari of today, the one building cars with both world-beating performance and everyday usability. — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026

This ground-hugging perennial heralds the arrival of spring with a regal display of fragrant blooms. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026

After years of competing for quarters in the arcades, two of the heralds of the video game age are working in tandem. — Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Verb

Yinka’s view Last night’s sweeping Democratic victory in the US midterm elections heralds a shift in vibes rather than policy. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

But having to navigate designing a hopeful film, one devoid of an antagonist that also heralds a positive view of AI, was a challenge in its own right. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Royal Caribbean heralds this ship for setting a new standard across the cruise industry for its water and waste management programs—93% of fresh water is produced on board via reverse osmosis, crew members sort trash for recycling, and so on. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

This week heralds a new appreciation rite for the discerning reader. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

And your neighbor’s rooster that heralds the dawn every single morning is actually a living talisman of protection. — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Maybe Druckenmiller owning his AI use and receiving the Journal’s blessing heralds a new era of guilt-free mechanized writing. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

The project heralds from writer-director Adam Sigal, writer-director of Simon Pegg comedy-thriller Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose and producer on 2024 sci-fi Slingshot with Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

For these locations, June’s solstice — which heralds astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere — is the winter solstice, not the summer solstice. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026