ballyhoos
The word “ballyhoos” has 3 syllables: bal-ly-hoos
It's pronounced as /ˈbæliˌhuz/
What is synonym and antonym for ballyhoos?
In the thesaurus, “ballyhoos” has 135 synonyms and 9 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for ballyhoos along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for ballyhoos
- acclaims
- ados
- advances
- advertises
- alarums and excursions
- announces
- applauds
- asserts
- avers
- barks
- blares
- blathers
- blazes
- blazons
- blows up
- bluster
- bobberies
- boosts
- bothers
- brawls
- broadcasts
- bustles
- cacophonies
- claims
- clamors
- clatters
- clutters
- coils
- commends
- commotions
- compliments
- corroborees
- cracks up
- cries up
- declares
- dins
- disorders
- disturbances
- dithers
- dos
- endorses
- eruptions
- eulogizes
- extolls
- extols
- fevers
- flare-ups
- flurries
- flutters
- foofaraws
- fracas
- fracases
- frays
- frets
- fun
- furores
- furors
- fusses
- glorifies
- hails
- hassles
- helter-skelters
- heralds
- hoo-hahs
- hoo-has
- hooplas
- howls
- hubble-bubbles
- hubbubs
- hue and cries
- hullabaloos
- hurlies
- hurly-burlies
- hurricanes
- hurry-scurries
- hurry-skurries
- hypes
- indorses
- kerfuffles
- lathers
- lauds
- lays down
- magnifies
- makes out
- melees
- merchandises
- merchandizes
- moils
- noises
- offers
- outbreaks
- outbursts
- outcries
- pandemoniums
- pitches
- plugs
- pothers
- praises
- proclaims
- promotes
- pronounces
- publicizes
- publishes
- pushes
- rackets
- recommends
- reviews
- roars
- rows
- ruckuses
- ructions
- rumpuses
- scuffles
- sells
- shindies
- shindys
- splores
- squalls
- stews
- stirs
- storms
- talks up
- tizzies
- to-dos
- touts
- trumpets
- tub-thumps
- tumults
- turmoils
- upheavals
- uproars
- welters
- whirls
- williwaws
- zoos
Antonyms for ballyhoos
Meanings of ballyhoos
- noun
- Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
- Noisy shouting or uproar.
- Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
- An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.
- verb
- To sensationalise or make grand claims.
Example Sentences
- The salesman's exaggerated ballyhoos about the product's benefits were met with skepticism.
- Despite the ballyhoos surrounding the event, attendance was disappointingly low.
- The carnival barkers shouted their ballyhoos to attract customers to their games.
- The politician's promises were mere ballyhoos aimed at winning votes.
- The marketing campaign relied heavily on flashy ballyhoos to capture the attention of consumers.
On this page you'll find 144 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ballyhoos, such as: acclaims, ados, advances, advertises, alarums and excursions, announces, applauds.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- bothers
- brawls
- bustles
- cacophonies
- clamors
- clatters
- clutters
- coils
- commotions
- corroborees
- dins
- disorders
- disturbances
- dithers
- dos
- eruptions
- fevers
- flare-ups
- flurries
- flutters
- foofaraws
- fracas
- fracases
- frays
- frets
- fun
- furores
- furors
- fusses
- hassles
- helter-skelters
- hoo-hahs
- hoo-has
- hooplas
- howls
- hubble-bubbles
- hubbubs
- hue and cries
- hullabaloos
- hurlies
- hurly-burlies
- hurricanes
- hurry-scurries
- hurry-skurries
- kerfuffles
- lathers
- melees
- moils
- noises
- outbreaks
- outbursts
- outcries
- pothers
- rackets
- roars
- rows
- ruckuses
- ructions
- rumpuses
- scuffles
- shindies
- shindys
- splores
- squalls
- stews
- stirs
- storms
- tizzies
- to-dos
- tumults
- turmoils
- upheavals
- uproars
- welters
- whirls
- williwaws
- zoos
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