HAILS Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hail

as in applauds

to declare enthusiastic approval of the museum director hailed the artist's new installation as a groundbreaking work of genius

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as in summons

to demand or request the presence or service of let's hail a taxi hailed the waiter for the check

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hails

2 of 3

noun (1)

plural of hail

as in barrages

a heavy fall of objects a hail of small stones warned them of the oncoming avalanche

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as in flurries

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once even under the hail of angry questions, the press secretary stayed cool

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hails

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural of hail

as in sounds

range of hearing stay within hail of the restaurant's front desk so you'll know when your table is ready

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Techno-optimism hails AI’s transformative potential to solve major social problems and address unmet needs. — Marianne Cooper, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 State propaganda hails these robots as emblems of China’s ascent; in the hallway, most people sidestep them with the kind of indifference usually reserved for a Roomba. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Gilbert hails her support group in Houston for helping her gain a new perspective on the situation. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 Schroyer hails from the same state as the new Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a former congressman. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 His Fieramonte Amarone Classico Riserva DOCG hails from a 1,361-foot-high vineyard, which benefits from optimal morning sun, constant air circulation, and pronounced day-to-night temperature variation during the ripening season. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 June 2026 Schroyer hails from the same home state as the new Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a former congressman. — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 27 June 2026 The pilot hails from writers and executive producers Chris Hutton and Eddie O’Keefe. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 June 2026 Owner Leo Beas hails from Jalisco, and frequently returns with his wife and children. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

Noun

No one blinks at a pregnant Sarah constantly running through hails of gunfire — sans prenatal vitamins or a home. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 Police then shot Kirby in two more hails of gunfire, with the first and last shots coming about 17 seconds apart, video showed. — David K. Li, NBC news, 15 May 2026 The 26-year-old hails from New York and is a graduate of Springfield College. — Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026 In California, the Department of Motor Vehicles issues permits for testing and operation of autonomous vehicles, while the CPUC oversees all commercial ride-hails, self-driving or not. — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026 Segura’s latest hails from YMH Studios. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hails

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Earlier this week, former GOP Senator Jeff Flake, of Arizona, endorsed Ossoff saying despite their policy differences, Flake applauds Ossoff's character and his commitment to doing the job.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Jasmin Camacho, an evolutionary biologist at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, applauds the python work as another way of looking in unexpected places for potential drugs and cures.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 July 2026

Definition of applauds

Verb

King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
When the lawman asks for compensation for the fallen man’s widow, Cypher’s Frank Tanner summons a force to battle him.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of summons

Noun

For weeks this past spring, Israelis sought shelter from Iranian ballistic missile barrages, sometimes sleeping in underground train stations and parking lots.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026
Earlier this month, the air force stopped publishing the number of ballistic missiles fired or intercepted in Russia's nightly barrages.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of barrages

Noun

Our arrival in the Madawaska River country of eastern Ontario, near Combermere, was noteworthy only for the snow flurries and marrow-chilling gales that howled down from Hudson Bay to greet us.

— HARRY H. EDEL, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
The past 14 years have included some flurries of diplomatic contact between Iran and the West.

— Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of flurries

Noun

El Niño is likely to exacerbate the impact of torrential rains in neighboring Ghana that have damaged crops and increased the prevalence of the plant-killing black pod disease.

— Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The rains came from a typical monsoon storm; these storms rake across the Grand Canyon and the desert Southwest between June and September every year.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

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