Synonyms of publicity

publicity

noun

(ˌ)pə-ˈbli-sə-tē 

as in hype

information released to the media that is designed to gain public attention or support for a person, business, or cause

an endless flow of publicity for our charity event resulted in a great turnout

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hype
• advertising
• advertisement
• poster
• ad
• commercial
• promotion
• marketing
• message
• puffery
• ballyhoo
• billboard
• publication
• propaganda
• sign
• story
• banner
• word
• spot
• release
• broadcast
• placard
• bill
• plug
• pronouncement
• report
• bulletin
• dispatch
• testimonial
• newscast
• ink
• write-up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of publicity

Instead, Angwin claims that Grammarly infringed the privacy and publicity rights of her and many other authors by appropriating their names and identities for commercial purposes without consent. — Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026

As a result, organizers decided that once the peloton reached France for the last 40 kilometers, the publicity caravan — a 10-kilometer-long procession of sponsor vehicles that precedes the race — would not operate. — ABC News, 6 July 2026

Newspaper editors are often invited, presumably to curry a little favour and encourage publicity. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 July 2026

The design has also taken on a life of its own, seemingly far from Freedom 250’s publicity apparatus. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026