HURRAH Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

hurrah

noun

variants also hooray or hoorah

Definition of hurrah

as in hallelujah

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Recent Examples of hurrah This game was the last hurrah for Pittsburgh’s 1970s dynasty. — Greg Rajan, Houston Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026 The holiday celebrates the Carnival season, which is considered the last hurrah before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten season. — Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026 Hollywood is feeling nostalgic as Sundance prepares for its final hurrah in Park City. — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026 Trevor Noah is gearing up for one last Grammys hurrah. — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hurrah

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Noun

And a road win without Pat Surtain II would be the surest hallelujah yet.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2025
There’d be a brief silence, before all the voices flooded in and the whole circle would catch fire like an unending wall of the most resounding hallelujah imaginable.

— Jack Chang, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024

Definition of hallelujah

Noun

For Chicagoans, the naming of a new pope brought not only pride among Catholics, but huzzahs across White Sox fandom.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The Texas walkout drew a collective huzzah, with the chief Democratic group focused on state legislative power calling on their members to retaliate in spades.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Aug. 2025

Definition of huzzah

Noun

Damaging winds and large hail are the main threats with these storms, but some isolated storms could also produce spotty flooding.

— Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
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

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Noun

The boos were more scattered and barely audible amidst the applause and cheers, which grew louder when the ballpark’s video boards showed the 2018 champ smiling, clapping, and waving from the visitors’ dugout.

— Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Later in the service, the choir would sing a foot-stomping, hand-clapping rendition of a gospel song that set the tone for the preacher to follow with his gospel message.

— Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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