Synonyms of touts

touts

verb

present tense third-person singular of tout

1

as in advertises

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

• advertises
• announces
• promotes
• acclaims
• commends
• trumpets
• offers
• extols
• lauds
• applauds
• glorifies
• cries up
• proclaims
• cracks up
• tub-thumps
• ballyhoos
• blows up
• pronounces
• eulogizes
• compliments
• publicizes
• claims
• magnifies
• asserts
• blares
• declares
• heralds
• avers
• boosts
• plugs
• blazes
• advances
• blazons
• lays down
• makes out

2

as in hails

to declare enthusiastic approval of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hails
• applauds
• praises
• salutes
• commends
• acclaims
• lauds
• cheers
• endorses
• accredits
• recommends
• approves
• cracks up
• extols
• rises (to)
• celebrates
• doffs one's hat to
• favors
• claps
• supports
• eulogizes
• bravoes
• sings
• emblazons
• roots (for)
• magnifies
• idolizes
• glorifies
• flatters
• ballyhoos
• deifies
• belauds
• overpraises
• adulates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knocks
• slams
• pans
• blames
• disparages
• belittles
• criticizes
• admonishes
• chides
• puts down
• rebukes
• censures
• reproves
• reprimands
• castigates
• excoriates
• reprobates
• reproaches
• vilifies
• discommends
• lambastes
• reprehends
• skewers
• slags
• keelhauls

3

as in promotes

to provide publicity for

an avalanche of ads touting the new movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promotes
• sells
• announces
• advertises
• publicizes
• hypes
• boosts
• hails
• pushes
• plugs
• endorses
• praises
• publishes
• recommends
• lauds
• pitches
• ballyhoos
• talks up
• beats the drum (for)
• barks
• acclaims
• reviews
• merchandises
• broadcasts
• plumps (for)
• plonks (for)
• plunks (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of touts

Nieshalla touts the state’s transparency portal and is seeking to include more data on federal grant money coming to Indiana, but her opponents both point out that the portal isn’t very workable for members of the public. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Dartmouth touts itself as the birthplace of AI, saying the field got its start at the school in Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1956 when a small group of scientists gathered for a summer research project on the topic. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

The op-ed was likely written entirely by AI, according to Pangram, which touts an error rate of less than one-hundredth of a percent. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

McKinney touts the city attorney’s prosecutor role as a means to stem quality-of-life crimes and curb homelessness. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Continue reading ⦠BUDGET CLIFF â California mayor touts cash handouts as cities struggle for permanent tax funds. — FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Paxton has contrasted himself and Talarico from the campaign trail — describing the Democrat as radical — and touts his work as attorney general, including battling big government and big corporations. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026

Soft-spoken in person but prolific on social media, Prince touts his work in Haiti as a model to other failing states with their own intractable security problems. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Drew Blackard, Samsung’s SVP of Mobile Product Management, touts the software as a more flexible alternative to stick-on privacy screen protectors. — Nitish Pahwa, Time, 15 Oct. 2026