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