BLURBS Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of blurb

as in messages

a short description that praises something (such as a book) so that people will want to buy it a blurb on a book jacket

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verb

present tense third-person singular of blurb

as in features

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Recent Examples of blurbs

Noun

What’s more, none of those spaces are traditionally edited—as both of us are aware, having both had Indie Next blurbs go to print with typos. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 The Downshift sums up stories in short blurbs with links to the source for the full report. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 16 July 2026 There was a prefatory letter by Archibald MacLeish, a professor at Harvard and a former Librarian of Congress, and an introduction by Mark Schorer, a professor of English at Berkeley, along with blurbs from other eminent men of letters. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 The book carried blurbs from prominent journalists, including Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic’s chief executive, and a foreword by Maria Ressa, the Nobel Peace Prize–winning reporter from the Philippines. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 May 2026 The blurbs below come courtesy of the AFI Fest team. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2025 While a lot of today’s blurbs are tongue-in-cheek, this one unequivocally isn’t. — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 The honorees each received blurbs that close friends or collaborators wrote for them. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025 Lines in Reminders lists are often short, quickly jotted-down blurbs rather than lengthy, detailed complex instructions. — ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurbs

Noun

Fans wearing shirts with messages about trans athletes were asked to cover them during Sunday’s Fever-Dream game.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Close watchers are also looking at how many voters turn out, and in what cities, to gauge what campaign messages are working to fire up voters and drive them to the polls.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of messages

Verb

The Buc-ee’s beaver logo features the face of a beaver with prominent buck teeth wearing a red ball cap against a yellow backdrop.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Divine, which similarly features a scrolling feed of six-second videos, officially launched last week after nine months of development and beta testing.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of features

Noun

Doubting job descriptions and scanning for scams Candidates have more trust in job postings when companies share clear salary ranges as well as transparent expectations around workload and hours, a new Monster report found.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
During the interview, Roach also defended his courtroom rules and spoke about the onslaught of online postings about the case.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of postings

Verb

But for anyone who remembers the subprime housing meltdown — which preceded the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession — turning real assets into complex securitized vehicles inevitably rings a few alarm bells.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
The comeback saga rings ever so true for those in the movie theater industry, and for those millions of moviegoers who love to watch dazzling images on the huge silver screens of theaters.

— Adam Aron, Variety, 29 July 2026

Definition of rings

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Men are ditching their jackets and campaign brochures serve as makeshift fans.

— Debbie Elliott, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
Dozens of vendors will be present to talk about programs for seniors, according to DeWitte’s website, and legislative brochures will be available at the free event.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of brochures

Verb

Urgent Matter reports that the dispute concerns a preservation easement on the nineteen-story building, Frank Lloyd Wright‘s only skyscraper, completed in 1956, and located forty-five miles north of Tulsa.

— News Desk, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2026
When a survivor reports an incident and ultimately testifies against someone who harmed them, memory recall might be uniquely affected.

— Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

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