Synonyms for Hello
hɛˈloʊ, hə-, ˈhɛl oʊhel·lo

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.9 / 12 votes

1. hellointerjection

   A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

   Hello, everyone.

   Antonyms:
   goodbye, bye

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.1 / 8 votes

1. hello, hullo, hi, howdy, how-do-you-donoun

   an expression of greeting

   "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"

   Synonyms:
   hullo, how-do-you-do, hi, how-d'ye-do, hello, howdy

Matched Categories

1. • Greeting

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hi

   hi is another way to greet someone, which also has the same meaning as hello.

   "hi!" lucy yelled, as she saw her best friend at the mall.

   Submitted by rinat on August 11, 2019  

2. hi

   to say something to someone in a greeting

   hello world

   Submitted by MaggieBedson on June 8, 2021  

3. 你好

   Submitted by Hsiungzoe on November 15, 2021  

4. hallonoun

   hallo is used as a greeting or to begin a phone conversation.

   hallo how are you

   Submitted by williamisbetterthenandrew on November 6, 2022  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "hello":

   hi, heilo, hey, bonjour, -hello, ahoy, morning, hola, howdy, hiya, allo, bye, he-hello, hallo, greeting, helillo, -hi, cooee, -morning, peekaboo, greetings, hellow, goodmorning, salutation, salvation, bonsoir, cuckoo, goodnight, -heilo, peek-a-boo

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1. Donald Trump:

   Thank you, that's very nice coming from you. Say hello to your boy. He's a special guy, your kids have been very nice to him.

2. Cara Soulia:

   It's certainly been a distraction from the news, for the photographers, it's been a great way to get some fresh air and say hello from afar to really friendly people who are also craving human connection.

3. Gary Slaughter:

   Hello Kitty makes everyone happy. She makes me happy, so it was a natural thing.

4. Emmanuel Macron:

   It’s not such a big deal to get a slap when you go toward a crowd to say hello to some people who were waiting for a long time, we must not make that stupid and violent act more important than it is.

5. Attorney General Lynch:

   He did come over and say hello, and speak to my husband and Attorney General Lynch, and talk about his grandchildren and his travels and things like that, that was the extent of that. And no discussions were held into any cases or things like that.