Synonyms of promulgate

promulgate

verb

ˈprä-məl-ˌgāt 

as in to publish

to make known openly or publicly

the encyclical that promulgated the church's position on artificial birth control

Synonyms & Similar Words

• publish
• announce
• proclaim
• declare
• advertise
• post
• publicize
• disclose
• promote
• broadcast
• disseminate
• enunciate
• run with
• herald
• release
• annunciate
• sound
• give out
• reveal
• spread
• blare
• beat the drum (for or about)
• introduce
• blaze
• flash
• trumpet
• report
• placard
• blazon
• call (off or out)
• bulletin
• impart
• inform
• show
• notify
• bark
• cry
• manifest
• divulge
• communicate
• feature
• toll
• ring
• apprise
• bill
• gazette
• knell
• plug
• billboard
• puff
• advise
• blurb
• hand down
• intimate
• kithe
• pitch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conceal
• suppress
• withhold
• silence
• recall
• revoke
• hush (up)
• retract
• recant

Synonym Chooser

How does the verb promulgate differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of promulgate are announce, declare, and proclaim. While all these words mean "to make known publicly," promulgate implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law.

promulgated an edict of religious toleration

When is it sensible to use announce instead of promulgate?

In some situations, the words announce and promulgate are roughly equivalent. However, announce implies the declaration of something for the first time.

announced their engagement at a party

In what contexts can declare take the place of promulgate?

Although the words declare and promulgate have much in common, declare implies explicitness and usually formality in making known.

the referee declared the contest a draw

When can proclaim be used instead of promulgate?

The meanings of proclaim and promulgate largely overlap; however, proclaim implies declaring clearly, forcefully, and authoritatively.

the president proclaimed a national day of mourning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of promulgate

The farmers' groups simultaneously challenged the permit revision on legal grounds, arguing EGLE was improperly promulgating rules that should undergo a formal process involving the state Legislature. —Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 17 Nov. 2025

In the minutes and hours following the shooting, graphic, close-up videos of the moment Kirk was hit promulgated across the internet. —Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent anti-vaccine activist, has promulgated this misinformation through the Make America Healthy Again movement in efforts to limit access to COVID-19 vaccines. —Dominik Stecuła, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2025

Those include promulgating legislation, appointing state officials, presiding over the High Council of the Judiciary, granting pardons, commuting sentences and bestowing honors. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025

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