herald | Definition of herald

herald

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of herald

1 to give a slight indication of beforehand

the reshuffle of the company's management heralded the sweeping changes to come

Synonyms of herald

adumbrate, forerun, foreshadow, harbinger, prefigure

Words Related to herald

anticipate, foreknow, foresee

forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, prophesy

augur, bode, forebode (also forbode), portend, presage, promise

allude, connote, hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest

2 to make known openly or publicly

herald the great tidings to all the world

Synonyms of herald

advertise, announce, annunciate, blare, blaze, blazon, broadcast, declare, enunciate, flash, give out, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, release, sound, trumpet

Words Related to herald

bark, call (off or out), cry

bill, billboard, bulletin, gazette [chiefly British]

knell, ring, toll

blurb, feature, pitch, plug, promote, puff

disseminate, spread

disclose, divulge, introduce, kithe [chiefly Scottish], manifest, report, reveal, show

advise, apprise, hand down, inform, notify

communicate, impart, intimate

Phrases Synonymous with herald

beat the drum (for or about), run with

Near Antonyms of herald

conceal, hush (up), silence, suppress, withhold

recall, recant, retract, revoke