Synonyms of touting

touting

verb

present participle of tout

1

as in announcing

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

• announcing
• trumpeting
• promoting
• advertising
• acclaiming
• extolling
• commending
• offering
• ballyhooing
• lauding
• glorifying
• applauding
• proclaiming
• tub-thumping
• cracking up
• blowing up
• crying up
• complimenting
• claiming
• eulogizing
• heralding
• pronouncing
• publicizing
• blaring
• declaring
• asserting
• magnifying
• plugging
• blazing
• averring
• boosting
• advancing
• blazoning
• laying down
• making out

2

as in praising

to declare enthusiastic approval of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• praising
• hailing
• applauding
• acclaiming
• saluting
• commending
• lauding
• cheering
• endorsing
• accrediting
• extolling
• cracking up
• recommending
• approving
• rising (to)
• celebrating
• ballyhooing
• favoring
• doffing one's hat to
• clapping
• eulogizing
• supporting
• emblazoning
• singing
• rooting (for)
• flattering
• glorifying
• magnifying
• bravoing
• idolizing
• overpraising
• deifying
• belauding
• adulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knocking
• slamming
• disparaging
• panning
• belittling
• blaming
• criticizing
• putting down
• admonishing
• censuring
• chiding
• rebuking
• reprimanding
• reprobating
• castigating
• lambasting
• reproaching
• excoriating
• reproving
• vilifying
• discommending
• skewering
• reprehending
• slagging
• keelhauling

3

as in promoting

to provide publicity for

an avalanche of ads touting the new movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promoting
• selling
• announcing
• publicizing
• hyping
• advertising
• ballyhooing
• plugging
• praising
• boosting
• pushing
• pitching
• hailing
• endorsing
• lauding
• talking up
• reviewing
• beating the drum (for)
• recommending
• publishing
• merchandising
• barking
• acclaiming
• broadcasting
• plonking (for)
• plumping (for)
• plunking (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of touting

Chefs on property grow all of their produce here, touting a garden-to-table approach to provide diners with the freshest-possible ingredients. — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Willett faced some blowback after touting an endorsement from Eric DeValkenaere, the first Kansas City police officer ever convicted for killing a Black man. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

Even William Lloyd Garrison—whose abolitionist newspaper The Liberator published blistering denunciations of Washington’s slaveholding—at times saw the rhetorical utility of touting Washington’s actions against slavery. — John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

An Anti-Defamation League audit of antisemitic incidents found that attacks increased by 30% between 2024 and 2025, a rise that Mamdani recognized while touting investments in hate crime combatants. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2026

Now, some online — including Elon Musk — are touting AI generation tools as an avenue to realize their preferred vision of the classic epic. — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 23 July 2026

Director James Cameron has been touting the relevance of the 1991 film to the current debate over the role of AI superintelligence. — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2026

Both national Democrats and Republicans are touting recent fundraising reports as evidence their candidate has the upper hand in a heated Central Valley race for Congress. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

Ignore those advertisements touting the benefits of supplements claiming to address the need for extra protein or vitamins presurgery. — The Editors, Robb Report, 19 July 2026