HERALDED Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

heralded 1 of 2

adjective

as in proclaimed

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heralded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of herald

as in foreshadowed

to give a slight indication of beforehand the reshuffle of the company's management heralded the sweeping changes to come

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as in announced

to make known openly or publicly herald the great tidings to all the world

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Adjective

Less heralded but still beloved by Alpine connoisseurs of a certain age is its successor, the A310. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2026 How will incumbent young players such as Alex Sarr and Kyshawn George, along with heralded rookie AJ Dybantsa, handle the pressure? — Doug Haller, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Still, at the end, the Astros required less heralded players to help them to an 81-81 finish. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2026 The Southfield, Michigan native was a heralded three-star recruit for the Jayhawks and won a QB competition against Cole Ballard, but the feisty Missouri defense will be the first real test of his college career. — Pj Green september 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026 Anything for a chance for a few less heralded books to get some attention. — Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026 Rodriguez was the heralded second-round pick who starred as the signal caller for the Texas Tech defense in 2025. — Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026 Also at Venice, Florian Zeller—who made the Oscar-winning The Father and a less heralded follow-up called The Son—will debut Bunker, starring real-life couple Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026 The Pitt also is the most heralded current drama on TV, a reigning Outstanding Drama Series Emmy winner, which leads all programs at the 2026 Emmy nominations with 25, including Drama Series. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 July 2026

Verb

When drugmakers Merck and Moderna announced promising results in August from a late-stage trial of adding an mRNA cancer vaccine to immunotherapy, it was heralded as potentially powerful new way of fighting tumors. — Stat Staff, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 But Futura Sciences reports that the plant was heralded as something of a miracle in the 1930s, when soil erosion devastated wild swaths of farmland in the South, following the Dust Bowl. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026 Not heralded as returning are Adam Driver (who played Hannah’s on-and-off actor boyfriend Adam) and former co-showrunner Jenni Konner (with whom Dunham had a creative breakup after the show ended). — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026 After a great box office run with a global cume of $224 million, The Social Network continues to be heralded as a masterpiece of its era. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 Likewise, many a technology before – from electricity and the telegraph to phone and radio – have been heralded as sublime, magical, revolutionary, and terrifying. — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Often heralded as one of the greatest guitarists ever, Gallagher died in 1995 at just 47 years old — yet his legacy has only become stronger each year since. — Ed Christman, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026 He is recognized as the teen prodigy who went missing a decade prior, and his return as an up-and-coming conductor is heralded. — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 By game’s end, heralded UF back Jadan Baugh had just 13 yards on 12 carries. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heralded

Adjective

Stitched together, these scenes form a meandering narrative that responds to Wilson’s own proclaimed curiosities, but also apertures onto thornier and more existential topics.

— Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026
Its proclaimed intention was not merely to change the ways of art and literature but to transform life itself.

— Susan Rubin Suleiman, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

Definition of proclaimed

Verb

In May, Uthmeier joined Justice Department officials at the Miami Freedom Tower when the federal government announced its arrest warrant and charges.

— Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Richardson also announced the company plans to bring online two more rocket recovery vessels to join its existing ship, Jacklyn, named after Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos’ mother.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of announced

Adjective

These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families.

— Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
The board of directors then pushed Haney out as CEO amid highly publicized quarreling.

— Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025

Definition of publicized

Verb

Conditions outside of the wind are expected to be sunny, and the day’s high is predicted to reach 68 before dropping to around 48 Monday night.

— The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 18 Oct. 2026
This year, those existing factors coincide with what is predicted to become the strongest El Niño event in recorded history.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of predicted

Verb

In its latest Global Financial Stability Report, published Tuesday, the IMF acknowledged hedge funds' role in supporting market liquidity and efficiency.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
The base employed around 1,300 military and civilian personnel, including roughly 1,070 military members, according to October 2025 figures published by the Town of Wainwright.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of published

Verb

Other Black families tried to hold on under the new regime but ultimately found Wilmington untenable and moved north, joining a local exodus that prefigured the Great Migration.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
In July 1962, Froio prefigured her lifelong involvement with the Hamptons by writing a piece for WWD about what was selling at the boutiques in West Hampton, commenting on the merchandise at stores called Le Sorelle (The Sisters) and Treasure Trove.

— Lorna Koski, Footwear News, 11 June 2026

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