Antonyms for herald
ˈhɛr əldher·ald

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1. heraldnoun

   To proclaim, announce, etc. an event.

   Daffodils herald the Spring.

   Synonyms:
   messenger

2. heraldnoun

   A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.

   Daffodils are heralds of Spring.

   Synonyms:
   harbinger

3. heraldnoun

   An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king of arms.

   Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms.

   Synonyms:
   pursuivant

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1. herald

   To announce is to give intelligence of in some formal or public way. We may announce that which has occurred or that which is to occur, tho the word is chiefly used in the anticipative sense; we announce a book when it is in press, a guest when he arrives. We advertise our business, communicate our intentions, enunciate our views; we notify an individual, give notice to the public. Declare has often an authoritative force; to declare war is to cause war to be, where before there may have been only hostilities; we say declare war, proclaim peace. We propound a question or an argument, promulgate the views of a sect or party, or the decision of a court, etc. We report an interview, reveal a secret, herald the coming of some distinguished person or great event. Publish, in popular usage, is becoming closely restricted to the sense of issuing through the press; we announce a book that is to be published.

   Antonyms:
   bury, conceal, cover (up), hide, hush, keep back, keep secret, secrete, suppress, withhold

   Synonyms:
   advertise, announce, circulate, communicate, declare, enunciate, give notice (of), give out, make known, notify, proclaim, promulgate, propound, publish, report, reveal, say, spread abroad, state, tell

   Preposition:
   The event was announced to the family by telegraph.

Matched Categories

1. • Applaud
   • Greet
   • Messenger

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1. herald, trumpeternoun

   (formal) a person who announces important news

   "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"

   Synonyms:
   precursor, trumpeter, cornetist, forerunner, trumpeter swan, predecessor, harbinger

2. harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursorverb

   something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

   Synonyms:
   harbinger, precursor, predecessor, trumpeter, forerunner, antecedent

3. announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, heraldverb

   foreshadow or presage

   Synonyms:
   predict, hail, betoken, announce, augur, annunciate, bode, portend, omen, harbinger, acclaim, prefigure, call, prognosticate, anticipate, foreshadow, foretell, forebode, forecast, declare, promise, auspicate, denote, presage

4. acclaim, hail, heraldverb

   praise vociferously

   "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

   Synonyms:
   acclaim, clap, announce, hail, applaud, harbinger, foretell, annunciate, come, spat

5. hail, heraldverb

   greet enthusiastically or joyfully

   Synonyms:
   acclaim, announce, hail, harbinger, foretell, annunciate, come

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1. heraldnoun

   Synonyms:
   messenger, forerunner, precursor, harbinger, crier

2. heraldverb

   Synonyms:
   proclaim, announce, foretell, usher in

How to use herald in a sentence?

1. Jonathan Parsons:

   It’s pretty rare to have an isolated cough as the only symptom to herald a lung cancer, if you really did have lung cancer, it’s unlikely that you are going to be coughing with no other symptoms for more than 8 weeks—you’re going to develop other things.

2. Wendy Freedman:

   The GMT will herald the beginning of a new era in astronomy. The GMT will reveal the first objects to emit light in the universe, explore the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter, and identify potentially habitable planets in the Earth's galactic neighborhood, the decision by the GMTO partner institutions to start construction is a crucial milestone on our journey to making these amazing discoveries using state-of-the-art science, technology and engineering.

3. William Shakespeare, "Much Ado about Nothing", Act 2 scene 1:

   Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much.

4. Lauren Green:

   God chose to send His son to The Herald Angels as a gift, creating a chance for The Herald Angels relationship with Him to be reconciled.

5. William Shakespeare:

   Silence is the perfectest herald of joy I were but little happy, if I could say how much.

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