HAILED Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

hailed

verb

past tense of hail

as in praised

to declare enthusiastic approval of the museum director hailed the artist's new installation as a groundbreaking work of genius

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as in summoned

to demand or request the presence or service of let's hail a taxi hailed the waiter for the check

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Recent Examples of hailed Similar court decisions have happened across several Chinese cities and are being hailed as victories for workers’ rights. — Jennifer Pak, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026 The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department’s response during the 2023 shooting at The Covenant School was hailed as an example of training successfully put to use. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 Mason hailed Kidjo as a rare artist whose influence extends beyond her musical achievements. — City News Service, Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026 Arday, once hailed as Cambridge’s youngest Black professor, was found dead, aged 41, in London last Friday, days after resigning from his post. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026 At the time, the program was hailed as the nation’s largest children’s development account program for higher education with more than five million children automatically enrolled. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 After the Ottoman Empire fell, the region had been carved up, and the Jabaras now hailed not from Syria but from Lebanon. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 Though hailed as a significant step, the new film sweeteners had some key limitations. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Rowan hailed the data and suggested the speed camera program was making roadways safer. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

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Conor Fitzpatrick, an attorney with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, which brought the lawsuit, praised the ruling.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
The girls’ mother, Stephanie Soares, praised Legaspi and Feir for helping to motivate her daughters, as Naya has adjusted to using her prosthetic foot and Milayna has spent time outside of her wheelchair for the first time in her life.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026

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Roy Clark could show up at Felix and Oscar’s New York apartment in The Odd Couple to demonstrate his virtuoso pickin’ skills and be summoned to Burbank to sub in for Johnny Carson as a guest host of The Tonight Show.

— David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
His successor, former President Serzh Sargsyan, also was summoned to the Anti-Corruption Committee headquarters, Armenian media outlets reported.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

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The transformation of the Madison plant was also applauded by the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners and Madison Mayor William Phillips.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
His return was widely applauded by fans years after he was dropped for reasons that were never publicly explained either to him or to viewers.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of applauded

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Autumn Joy Stonecrop Also called autumn joy sedum, this hardy, summer- and fall-flowering perennial is known for its succulent foliage and dense clusters of tiny pink flowers.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
The Cyberdyne Hybrid Assistive Limb, commonly called HAL, is a robotic exoskeleton designed to support patients during rehabilitation.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

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She was saluted by the Recording Academy in 2024 with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and the previous year received the National Medals of Arts, the United States’ highest award given to artists and their patrons.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026
The man turned his gaze northeast, saluted Maceta, and disappeared, running and glimmering, into the blue of the mist.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of saluted

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Starring Birbiglia, Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Tami Sagher and Chris Gethard, that critically acclaimed SXSW dramedy released in 2016.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Many viewers praised the former child star as the beating heart of the series, and it was critically acclaimed.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

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