hail

The word “hail” has 1 syllable: hail.

It's pronounced as /heɪl/.


What is synonym and antonym for hail?

In the thesaurus, “hail” has 28 synonyms and 15 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for hail along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for hail

  • acclaim
  • acknowledge
  • address
  • applaud
  • ask
  • barrage
  • bombardment
  • call
  • cheer
  • commend
  • distance
  • flurry
  • greet
  • hailstorm
  • hearing
  • praise
  • rain
  • recognize
  • recommend
  • salute
  • salvo
  • shower
  • signal
  • sound
  • storm
  • summon
  • volley
  • welcome

Antonyms for hail

  • blame
  • censure
  • denounce
  • disapprove
  • discourage
  • dismiss
  • dissuade
  • drip
  • knock
  • pan
  • put down
  • refuse
  • slam
  • trickle
  • turn away

Meanings of hail

  • noun
    1. Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
  • verb
    1. Of hail, to fall from the sky.
    2. To send or release hail.
    3. To pour down in rapid succession.
    4. To greet; give salutation to; salute.
    5. To name; to designate; to call.
    6. To call out loudly in order to gain the attention of.
    7. To signal in order to initiate communication with.
  • adjective
    1. Healthy, whole, safe.

Example Sentences

  • Hail pounded against the windows during the intense storm.
  • The villagers rejoiced as they saw the first signs of spring after a long winter of hail and snow.
  • The brave captain steered the ship through the treacherous waters, undaunted by the fierce hail.
  • Hail is often a harbinger of severe weather conditions such as thunderstorms.
  • The travelers sought refuge under the sturdy oak tree as the hail began to fall from the darkening sky.

On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hail, such as: acclaim, acknowledge, address, applaud, ask, barrage, blame.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

call

  • abandon
  • abort
  • address
  • announce
  • appeal
  • appoint
  • ask
  • bark
  • calculate
  • calling
  • cancel
  • charge
  • claim
  • conclusion
  • consider
  • contact
  • count
  • cry
  • decision
  • declare
  • demand
  • denominate
  • designate
  • determination
  • dial
  • dub
  • entitle
  • estimate
  • figure
  • guess
  • hail
  • howl
  • inquiry
  • invitation
  • invite
  • label
  • make
  • market
  • message
  • muster
  • name
  • nickname
  • nominate
  • note
  • opinion
  • order
  • phone
  • place
  • play
  • plea
  • predict
  • proposal
  • put
  • query
  • question
  • read
  • reason
  • regard
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  • revoke
  • right
  • roar
  • scrap
  • see
  • shout
  • signal
  • style
  • summon
  • suppose
  • telephone
  • term
  • title
  • verdict
  • view
  • visit
  • visitation
  • yell

called

  • abandoned
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  • calculated
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  • cried
  • designated
  • dialed
  • dialled
  • dubbed
  • entitled
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  • hailed
  • judged
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  • titled
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calling

calls

  • abandons
  • aborts
  • address
  • announce
  • appeal
  • appoint
  • ask
  • asks
  • barks
  • calculates
  • calling
  • cancels
  • charge
  • claim
  • claims
  • conclusions
  • considers
  • contact
  • counts
  • cries
  • cry
  • decisions
  • declare
  • demands
  • denominates
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  • determinations
  • dials
  • dub
  • dubs
  • entitles
  • estimates
  • figures
  • hail
  • hails
  • howls
  • inquiries
  • invitation
  • invite
  • invites
  • labels
  • makes
  • markets
  • messages
  • musters
  • name
  • names
  • nicknames
  • nominates
  • note
  • opinions
  • order
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  • phone
  • phones
  • place
  • play
  • plea
  • predict
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  • proposal
  • put
  • puts
  • queries
  • questions
  • reads
  • reason
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  • regards
  • request
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  • revokes
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  • scraps
  • see
  • shouts
  • signal
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  • summon
  • summons
  • supposes
  • telephone
  • term
  • terms
  • titles
  • verdicts
  • visit
  • visitations
  • visits
  • yells

earful

  • admonition
  • advice
  • announcement
  • argument
  • barrage
  • bombardment
  • broadside
  • buzz
  • cannonade
  • censure
  • chatter
  • chitchat
  • clue
  • comment
  • condemnation
  • conference
  • consultation
  • conversation
  • data
  • deliberation
  • dialogue
  • directive
  • disapproval
  • discovery
  • drumbeat
  • epiphany
  • fabrication
  • falsehood
  • flood
  • flurry
  • fusillade
  • gossip
  • hail
  • hearsay
  • hoax
  • info
  • information
  • innuendo
  • instruction
  • intelligence
  • interview
  • knowledge
  • leak
  • letter
  • lie
  • material
  • meeting
  • memo
  • memorandum
  • message
  • negotiation
  • news
  • note
  • notice
  • outburst
  • outpouring
  • punishment
  • rebuff
  • report
  • reproach
  • rumor
  • salvo
  • scandal
  • science
  • seminar
  • shower
  • slander
  • snub
  • speech
  • story
  • suggestion
  • symposium
  • tale
  • tip
  • torrent
  • visit
  • volley
  • whisper
  • word

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