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 court’s ruling is especially disingenuous because on Friday, the Postal Service did promulgate regulations limiting the use of the mail for delivering absentee ballots. — Erwin Chemerinsky, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2026

Well versed in what the lunar surface truly offers, Britt scolded a number of arty accounts of lunar territory promulgated by both NASA and commercial space ventures. — Leonard David, Space.com, 22 June 2026

The competing narratives — that rich people are hoarding homes or conversely that the tax measure is government overreach — are being promulgated by campaigns with war chests that have grown substantially in recent days. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026

But the 2023 decision promulgated the racist myth that the plaintiffs had been rejected in favor of less qualified Black and Brown applicants. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026

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