Meaning & use

heralded

verb·Advanced

Publicly announced, welcomed, or praised as important, especially as a sign of something significant to come.

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The new treatment was heralded as a major breakthrough in cancer research.

Critics heralded her debut novel as one of the best of the decade.

A note on using this word

Heralded is frequently used in the passive voice, as in 'was heralded as', to describe something widely celebrated or announced in advance.

Words with a similar meaning

acclaimedannouncedproclaimed

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Words with an opposite meaning

dismissedignored

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