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

  • calms
  • hushes
  • orders
  • peaces
  • quiets
  • quietudes
  • rests
  • tranquilities
  • tranquillities

Meanings of ballyhoos

  • noun
    1. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
    2. Noisy shouting or uproar.
    3. Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
    4. An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.
  • verb
    1. 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.

Related Words

cablecasts

  • ads
  • advertisements
  • advertisings
  • adverts
  • announcements
  • annunciations
  • ballyhoos
  • billboards
  • billings
  • bills
  • blurbs
  • boosts
  • broadcasts
  • broadsides
  • brochures
  • buildups
  • bulletins
  • campaigns
  • circulars
  • come-ons
  • commercials
  • communications
  • declarations
  • dispatches
  • edicts
  • fliers
  • fly sheets
  • flyers
  • gazettes
  • handbills
  • handouts
  • messages
  • newscasts
  • notices
  • notifications
  • pitches
  • placards
  • playbills
  • plugolas
  • plugs
  • posters
  • postings
  • proclamations
  • promos
  • promotions
  • promulgations
  • pronouncements
  • pronunciamentoes
  • pronunciamentos
  • propagandas
  • publicities
  • releases
  • reports
  • rescripts
  • show bills
  • significations
  • signs
  • spots
  • telecasts
  • words

hails

  • acclaims
  • accredits
  • adulates
  • applauds
  • approves
  • asks
  • assembles
  • avalanches
  • ballyhoos
  • barrages
  • beckons
  • belauds
  • bids
  • blitzes
  • blitzkriegs
  • bombardments
  • bravoes
  • broadsides
  • bursts
  • buzzes
  • calls
  • calls out
  • calls up
  • cannonades
  • cataclysms
  • cataracts
  • celebrates
  • cheers
  • cites
  • claps
  • commands
  • commends
  • convenes
  • convokes
  • cracks up
  • currents
  • deifies
  • deluges
  • demands
  • discharges
  • distances
  • drumbeats
  • drumfires
  • earfuls
  • emblazons
  • endorses
  • engulfments
  • eruptions
  • eulogizes
  • excesses
  • extolls
  • extols
  • favors
  • flatters
  • flood tides
  • floods
  • flurries
  • flushes
  • fusillades
  • glorifies
  • gluts
  • gushes
  • hearings
  • idolizes
  • indorses
  • inundations
  • invites
  • invokes
  • knells
  • lauds
  • magnifies
  • musters
  • orders
  • outbreaks
  • outbursts
  • outflows
  • outpourings
  • overabundances
  • overages
  • overflows
  • overkills
  • overmuch
  • overpraises
  • oversupplies
  • pages
  • praises
  • rains
  • rashes
  • recommends
  • requests
  • requisitions
  • rings
  • rivers
  • rushes
  • salutes
  • salvoes
  • salvos
  • sends for
  • showers
  • sights
  • sings
  • sounds
  • spates
  • storms
  • streams
  • subpoenas
  • summons
  • superabundances
  • superfluities
  • supports
  • surfeits
  • surges
  • surpluses
  • tides
  • torrents
  • touts
  • volleys
  • volumes
  • whistles

kerfuffles

  • ados
  • alarums and excursions
  • ballyhoos
  • blathers
  • bluster
  • bobberies
  • 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
  • lathers
  • melees
  • moils
  • noises
  • outbreaks
  • outbursts
  • outcries
  • pandemoniums
  • 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

zoos

  • ados
  • alarums and excursions
  • ballyhoos
  • blathers
  • bluster
  • bobberies
  • 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
  • pandemoniums
  • 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

pandemoniums

  • ados
  • alarums and excursions
  • ballyhoos
  • blathers
  • bluster
  • bobberies
  • 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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