Synonyms of tout

tout

verb

ˈtau̇t 

1

as in to advertise

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively

a new cleaning agent touted as the only product a homeowner needs for all his or her cleaning chores

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advertise
• announce
• promote
• acclaim
• extol
• commend
• trumpet
• offer
• cry up
• laud
• glorify
• ballyhoo
• applaud
• crack up
• proclaim
• tub-thump
• blow up
• compliment
• pronounce
• eulogize
• publicize
• claim
• magnify
• herald
• blare
• declare
• assert
• aver
• plug
• boost
• make out
• blazon
• blaze
• lay down
• advance

2

as in to applaud

to declare enthusiastic approval of

statements from several former patients touting the doctor's alleged cancer cure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• applaud
• praise
• hail
• salute
• commend
• laud
• acclaim
• cheer
• endorse
• accredit
• crack up
• extol
• rise (to)
• approve
• recommend
• celebrate
• clap
• favor
• doff one's hat to
• bravo
• ballyhoo
• eulogize
• emblazon
• support
• root (for)
• sing
• magnify
• idolize
• overpraise
• adulate
• glorify
• flatter
• deify
• belaud

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knock
• disparage
• slam
• pan
• belittle
• blame
• put down
• criticize
• chide
• admonish
• censure
• rebuke
• reprove
• vilify
• reproach
• discommend
• castigate
• excoriate
• reprobate
• reprimand
• reprehend
• skewer
• lambaste
• slag
• keelhaul

3

as in to promote

to provide publicity for

an avalanche of ads touting the new movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promote
• sell
• publicize
• announce
• advertise
• hype
• boost
• plug
• ballyhoo
• push
• endorse
• talk up
• laud
• merchandise
• praise
• pitch
• beat the drum (for)
• publish
• hail
• recommend
• bark
• review
• broadcast
• acclaim
• plunk (for)
• plump (for)
• plonk (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tout

Collins did not attend an event Vice President JD Vance held recently in Brewer, Maine to tout the administration's efforts to combat state-level fraud. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

During public appearances Wednesday, both touted the fact that the jury did not make any criminal charges. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Powerhouse Parramatta has been touted the largest museum ever to be built in New South Wales. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026

The 68-year-old governor Friday touted the state’s rollback of a regulation that required restaurants or bars to obtain special permission to allow any form of dancing on their premises. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026