BALLYHOOS Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

ballyhoos 1 of 2

noun

plural of ballyhoo

as in disturbances

a state of noisy, confused activity it turned out that the ballyhoo was the result of a movie being filmed on the street

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ballyhoos

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ballyhoo

as in announces

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively that reviewer always ballyhoos any book by one of his pet authors

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as in promotes

to provide publicity for the TV networks usually spend the summer months ballyhooing their new fall shows

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Noun

The vote, which is veto-proof, was met with praise by animal rights groups and park advocates who have long called for the ban citing several incidents where horses crashed or caused disturbances.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Record low quantum errors Quantum computers use qubits to process data, but these are highly sensitive to outside disturbances.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturbances

Verb

The series begins with a prison bus pulling up to a correctional facility in Georgia, where the commander of jail operations, Major Boughner, announces how the 30 participants, 27 men and 3 women, will be divided.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Part of the problem is that friction rarely announces itself as a five-alarm fire.

— Rhodes Kriske, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of announces

Verb

Massaging it into the scalp promotes growth (stimulating blood flow to the area is how the magic happens), while applying it through the lengths reduces breakage and smoothes each strand for a silky, frizz-free finish.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 23 Oct. 2026
Dietary fiber helps add bulk to stool and promotes regular bowel movements.

— Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of promotes

Verb

But then Anton brings up the idea of Talia and Brooke using him as their sperm donor and Talia fully cracks up.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
During one particularly fun moment shared by the LPGA Tour on Instagram, Clark cracks up at Cunningham's energetic approach to the sport — which ended in her accidentally hitting a fan with the ball.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025

Definition of cracks up

Verb

The Fathom is Ford’s bet that a cheaper electric truck sells where an expensive one didn’t.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Anthropic’s enterprise focus differs from that of its chief rival, OpenAI, which primarily sells to average consumers through subscriptions and ads on free versions of ChatGPT.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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