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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Yemchuk hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, but grew up in the United States. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 26 June 2026 Owner Leo Beas hails from Jalisco, and frequently returns with his wife and children. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 Gavin McKenna hails from Canada’s Yukon territory. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 26 June 2026 The pilot hails from writers and executive producers Chris Hutton and Eddie O’Keefe. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 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 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 Emma Tufuga, a criminologist from Curtin University in Perth, who hails from Samoa, said young people are being recruited through peer networks and social media with the promise of money, or even just a sense of belonging. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 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

Noun

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 Segura’s latest hails from YMH Studios. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hails

Verb

All are aghast, save Ser Torrhen Manderly, who applauds the farce.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
The Riles team takes home their third consecutive win in the ribs category, and the audience applauds as team members pump their fists in victory.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of applauds

Verb

In an attempt to regain her powers, Lucia accidentally summons a cosmic entity known as Altair.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Chief to its success is a powerhouse performance by Yana Radeva, who summons the spirit of Gena Rowlands in Gloria as a woman determined not to be defined by men.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 May 2026

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These strategic American missile defenses, in Israel and elsewhere in the region, significantly boosted Israeli defenses against Iranian barrages during that war.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Once relying on its massive missile arsenal, advances in Israeli intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have neutered its previous strategy of relying on simultaneous barrages of missiles to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026

Definition of barrages

Noun

As a further precaution, consider adding background noise, like the TV or a white noise machine, to help muffle the sounds.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Robots sound safer The wearable audio system converts nearby robot movements into dynamic warning sounds, helping workers anticipate robotic actions without interrupting their tasks.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026

Definition of sounds

Verb

Chef Rodrigo Rivera-Río praises Cometa for its contemporary Mexican cuisine that honors traditional roots, recommending the lechón al ataúd.

— Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Under this light, Penelope emerges as exemplary, cunning, wounded, and trapped by the male order that praises her.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

Definition of praises

Verb

Part of the Splash Jelly Drop collection, Tory Burch’s Mini Romy reworks one of the brand’s signature shapes into a bright aquatic blue that immediately calls to mind swimming pools and cloudless skies.

— Sanika Achrekar, Glamour, 2 July 2026
If a street preacher shouts their sermon into a bullhorn on a public street, and a nearby business owner calls the police, who is in the right?

— Emily Holshouser July 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

Definition of calls

Noun

Steve Hubble, Boise’s climate action senior manager, said the tough winter has been somewhat balanced by rains throughout the spring and summer.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
Local media reported at least nine of the dead were trapped under the rubble in the same area in the Mossikro neighborhood following the rains that started on Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026

Definition of rains

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