Synonyms of heralds

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noun

plural of herald

1

as in proponents

a person who actively supports or favors a cause

an outspoken herald of prison reform

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proponents
• advocates
• supporters
• advocators
• exponents
• promoters
• apostles
• champions
• protagonists
• boosters
• paladins
• friends
• true believers
• high priests
• hierophants
• white knights
• espousers
• expounders
• gospelers
• tub-thumpers
• stalwarts
• backers
• adherents
• loyalists
• disciples
• interpreters
• cohorts
• followers
• cheerleaders
• partisans
• fellow travelers
• applauders
• encouragers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opponents
• enemies
• adversaries
• antagonists
• rivals
• foes
• critics
• belittlers
• faultfinders

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as in harbingers

one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another

the American robin—the herald of spring in the North

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harbingers
• forerunners
• precursors
• signs
• angels
• symptoms
• outriders
• messengers
• foretastes
• foregoers
• presages
• criers
• advertisers
• forewarnings
• portents
• proclaimers
• announcers
• auspices
• omens
• runners
• foreshadowings
• couriers
• forebodings
• auguries
• bodings
• foreboders
• marks
• foreshadowers
• bellwethers
• blazoners

heralds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of herald

1

as in foreshadows

to give a slight indication of beforehand

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foreshadows
• predicts
• implies
• prefigures
• anticipates
• adumbrates
• harbingers
• foresees
• suggests
• foretells
• presages
• portends
• foreruns
• prophesies
• forecasts
• promises
• bodes
• alludes
• prognosticates
• augurs
• hints
• forebodes
• connotes
• intimates
• forewarns
• foreknows
• insinuates

2

as in announces

to make known openly or publicly

herald the great tidings to all the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announces
• publishes
• proclaims
• declares
• advertises
• trumpets
• discloses
• promulgates
• posts
• blares
• publicizes
• broadcasts
• reveals
• promotes
• sounds
• runs with
• releases
• blazes
• annunciates
• gives out
• enunciates
• flashes
• beats the drum (for or about)
• reports
• introduces
• disseminates
• blazons
• shows
• placards
• spreads
• imparts
• rings
• informs
• cries
• manifests
• barks
• notifies
• bulletins
• features
• calls (off or out)
• tolls
• divulges
• gazettes
• apprises
• intimates
• knells
• bills
• communicates
• puffs
• billboards
• hands down
• advises
• plugs
• blurbs
• kithes
• pitches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conceals
• suppresses
• withholds
• silences
• recalls
• revokes
• retracts
• hushes (up)
• recants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heralds

Noun

The project heralds from Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the four co-directors behind 2025 Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

Now Pedicularis had emerged as one of the first heralds of the Arctic summer, its stems wrapped in grayish, silky hairs that protect it like a warm winter coat. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

The heralds operate like independent contractors, with their own caseloads. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026

The reason is that the 1996 Ferrari 550 Maranello’s arrival was one of the heralds of the Ferrari of today, the one building cars with both world-beating performance and everyday usability. — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026

This ground-hugging perennial heralds the arrival of spring with a regal display of fragrant blooms. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026

After years of competing for quarters in the arcades, two of the heralds of the video game age are working in tandem. — Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

New studies, however, clearly show that medical marijuana is not nearly as effective as the pro-marijuana lobby heralds. — Mike Gimbel, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026

Thy Kingdom Come’s entrance heralds 10 total appearances for the album’s tracks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. — Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025

Verb

Royal Caribbean heralds this ship for setting a new standard across the cruise industry for its water and waste management programs—93% of fresh water is produced on board via reverse osmosis, crew members sort trash for recycling, and so on. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

This week heralds a new appreciation rite for the discerning reader. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

And that’s just the appetizer, as Godzilla’s return heralds a battle of staggering vastness. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

And your neighbor’s rooster that heralds the dawn every single morning is actually a living talisman of protection. — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Maybe Druckenmiller owning his AI use and receiving the Journal’s blessing heralds a new era of guilt-free mechanized writing. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

The project heralds from writer-director Adam Sigal, writer-director of Simon Pegg comedy-thriller Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose and producer on 2024 sci-fi Slingshot with Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

For these locations, June’s solstice — which heralds astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere — is the winter solstice, not the summer solstice. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Of that total, 75 were by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, whose recent splashy IPO heralds how lucrative this next chapter of commercial spaceflight could be. — Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 29 June 2026