HAIL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HAIL?

Need another word that means the same as “hail”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “hail” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Hail” are: hailstones, sleet, precipitation, barrage, volley, shower, deluge, torrent, burst, stream, storm, flood, spate, rain, tide, avalanche, blaze, onslaught, acclaim, herald, come, beat, fall, pour, drop

Hail as a Noun

Definitions of "Hail" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hail” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Enthusiastic greeting.
• Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
• A large number of things hurled forcefully through the air.
• Pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
• Many objects thrown forcefully through the air.

Synonyms of "Hail" as a noun (18 Words)

avalanche	A large mass of mud or other material moving rapidly downhill. He was swept to his death by an avalanche in 1988.
barrage	An artificial barrier across a river or estuary to prevent flooding, aid irrigation or navigation, or to generate electricity by tidal power. A barrage of questions.
blaze	Used in various expressions of anger, bewilderment, or surprise as a euphemism for ‘hell. Twenty firemen fought the blaze.
burst	The act of exploding or bursting. Bursts of laughter.
deluge	The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land. A deluge of rain hit the plains.
flood	The biblical flood brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of the human race Gen 6 ff. His column provoked a flood of complaints.
hailstones	Small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm.
onslaught	The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written. In some parks the onslaught of cars and people far exceeds capacity.
precipitation	The fact or quality of acting suddenly and rashly. Cora was already regretting her precipitation.
rain	Falls of rain. The plants were washed away by unusually heavy rains.
shower	An act of washing oneself in a shower. The game was interrupted by a brief shower.
sleet	A thin coating of ice formed by sleet or rain freezing on coming into contact with a cold surface. Driving sleet and rain made conditions horrendous.
spate	A large number or amount or extent. A spate of attacks on holidaymakers.
storm	Storm windows. The storms that had characterized their relationship had died away.
stream	Something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously. A woman screamed a stream of abuse.
tide	The water as affected by the tide. A rising tide of popular interest.
torrent	A heavy rain. A torrent of abuse.
volley	A tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces. A forehand volley.

Usage Examples of "Hail" as a noun

• A hail of bullets.
• Rain and hail bounced on the tiled roof.
• A hail of pebbles.

Hail as a Verb

Definitions of "Hail" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hail” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• (of a large number of objects) fall or be hurled forcefully.
• Precipitate as small ice particles.
• Be a native of.
• Call for.
• Praise vociferously.
• Greet enthusiastically or joyfully.
• Hail falls.

Synonyms of "Hail" as a verb (9 Words)

acclaim	Praise vociferously. The conference was acclaimed as a considerable success.
beat	Shape by beating. This beats me.
come	Come forth. Come down here.
drop	Let or cause to fall in drops. The cow dropped her calf this morning.
fall	Go as if by falling. Hair that was allowed to fall to the shoulders.
herald	Acclaim. The speech heralded a change in policy.
pour	Pour out. Water poured off the roof.
rain	Rain falls. It was just raining glass.
shower	Of a mass of small things fall or be thrown in a shower. Bits of broken glass showered over me.

Usage Examples of "Hail" as a verb

• Missiles and bombs hail down from the sky.
• It hailed for an hour.
• Hail a cab.
• It hailed so hard we had to stop.
• She hails from Kalamazoo.
• The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein.

Associations of "Hail" (30 Words)

blizzard	A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds. A blizzard of lawsuits.
churn	Produce butter by churning milk or cream. Her stomach was churning at the thought of the ordeal.
cyclone	(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern.
deluge	A heavy rain. He has been deluged with offers of work.
downpour	A heavy rain. A sudden downpour had filled the gutters and drains.
eddy	A circular movement of wind, fog, or smoke. An eddy of chill air swirled into the carriage.
flail	A machine having a similar action to a flail used for threshing or slashing. His arms flailed as he sought to maintain his balance.
flood	Become covered or submerged by a flood. Flood the market with tennis shoes.
flowage	The act of flooding; filling to overflowing. Rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation.
gale	An outburst of laughter. Gale force winds battered the North Sea coast.
gust	Of the wind blow in gusts. Gusts of rain and snow flurried through the open door.
hurricane	A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale. The manager resigned in a hurricane of disagreement.
purl	Knit with a purl stitch. The water was purling.
rain	Falls of rain. The plants were washed away by unusually heavy rains.
rainfall	The fall of rain. Low rainfall.
rainstorm	A storm with rain.
roil	Be agitated. The sea roiled below her.
shipwreck	Cause to experience shipwreck. The detritus of a forgotten shipwreck.
snow	A layer of snowflakes white crystals of frozen water covering the ground. It was snowing all night.
squall	Blow in a squall. Low clouds and squalls of driving rain.
storm	Attack by storm attack suddenly. Commandos stormed a hijacked plane early today.
swirl	A quantity of something moving in a twisting or spiralling pattern. Swirls of dust swept across the floor.
tempest	(literary) a violent wind. A worldwide tempest of economic recession.
thunderstorm	A storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning.
tornado	A purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive. Teenagers caught up in a tornado of sexual confusion.
torrential	(of water) flowing rapidly and with force. Torrential rains.
typhoon	A tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans.
vortex	A whirling mass of fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind. A swirling vortex of emotions.
whirlpool	A quickly rotating mass of water in a river or sea into which objects may be drawn, typically caused by the meeting of conflicting currents. He was drawing her down into an emotional whirlpool.
windy	Resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability. A very windy day.