Synonyms of hailing

hailing

verb

present participle of hail

1

as in praising

to declare enthusiastic approval of

the museum director hailed the artist's new installation as a groundbreaking work of genius

Synonyms & Similar Words

• praising
• applauding
• acclaiming
• saluting
• commending
• lauding
• cheering
• touting
• endorsing
• accrediting
• cracking up
• clapping
• approving
• celebrating
• recommending
• rising (to)
• extolling
• favoring
• doffing one's hat to
• ballyhooing
• eulogizing
• supporting
• singing
• emblazoning
• rooting (for)
• flattering
• glorifying
• magnifying
• idolizing
• bravoing
• deifying
• adulating
• belauding
• overpraising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knocking
• slamming
• panning
• disparaging
• belittling
• blaming
• criticizing
• putting down
• censuring
• chiding
• admonishing
• rebuking
• reproaching
• reprobating
• reprimanding
• castigating
• reproving
• lambasting
• excoriating
• vilifying
• discommending
• reprehending
• skewering
• slagging
• keelhauling

2

as in summoning

to demand or request the presence or service of

let's hail a taxi

hailed the waiter for the check

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summoning
• calling
• asking
• inviting
• requesting
• sending for
• citing
• ordering
• assembling
• invoking
• beckoning
• convening
• ringing
• demanding
• calling out
• mustering
• calling up
• bidding
• whistling
• commanding
• subpoenaing
• convoking
• buzzing
• requisitioning
• knelling
• paging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissing
• sending (away)
• turning away
• banishing
• ejecting
• expelling
• routing
• ousting
• casting out
• outing
• running off
• drumming (out)
• throwing out
• kicking out
• booting (out)
• turfing (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hailing

The original series won the Golden Globe for best drama in 2019 and routinely lands near the top of lists hailing the best TV series of the past quarter century. — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Official airport taxis and ride-hailing apps such as Uber are the fastest and most reliable ways to make the journey. — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Google's journey back to the AI frontier Google released Gemini 4 Argon this week, hailing it as its most powerful model yet. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

The new law gave ride-hailing companies an exemption to AB5—which is why this settlement only covers the 2016-2020 period. — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Baidu’s Apollo Go has quietly become, by trip volume, arguably the largest autonomous ride-hailing operation in the world, with more than 20 million cumulative rides and a footprint spanning more than two dozen cities on four continents. — Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Now, Scott is back on the big screen with what many are hailing — like our own Anne Thompson and the good people of the TIFF audience — as his next big contending role. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Sep. 2026

The brothers have close to four hundred and fifty thousand followers across Instagram and TikTok, hailing largely from a young demographic that’s often wary of wine and its stuffy traditions. — Arthur Holland Michel, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Securing city and state permits for ride-hailing and taxi operations is another step, according to Abuelsamid. — Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2026