Tout synonym | Thesaurus.com

Main Entry:	tout
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	brag about, show off
Synonyms:	acclaim, ballyhoo, boost, herald, laud, plug, praise, proclaim, promote, publicize, push, steer, tip, trumpet, give a boost, tip off
Antonyms:	conceal, hide

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Main Entry:	advertise
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	publicize for the purpose of selling or causing one to want
Synonyms:	acquaint, advance, advise, announce, apprise, ballyhoo, beat the drum for, bill, blazon, boost, build up, communicate, declare, disclose, display, divulge, drum, endorse, exhibit, expose, flaunt, hard sell, herald, hype, inform, notify, pitch, plug, press agent, proclaim, promote, promulgate, puff, push, reveal, show, soft sell, splash, sponsor, spot, tout, uncover, unmask, circularize, get on soapbox for, make a pitch, make known, put on the map
Antonyms:	hide, keep secret

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Main Entry:	advocate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	support idea or cause publicly
Synonyms:	advance, advise, back, bless, bolster, boost, build up, champion, countenance, defend, encourage, favor, further, go for, go to bat for, justify, plug, promote, propose, push, recommend, side, support, tout, uphold, urge, vindicate, argue for, be in corner, brace up, campaign for, get on bandwagon, give a leg up, give a lift, go with, hold with, plead for, plump for, press for, ride shotgun for, root for, run interference for, say so, speak for, spread around, stump for
Antonyms:	assail, attack, criticize, impugn, oppose, protest

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Main Entry:	counsel
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	give advice
Synonyms:	admonish, advise, advocate, caution, charge, direct, enjoin, exhort, guide, huddle*, inform, instruct, order, prescribe, prompt, recommend, reprehend, steer, suggest, teach, tip, tout, urge, warn, confab, give pointer, give two cents, keep posted, kibitz, put bug in ear, put heads together, put on to, show the ropes, tip off, wise one up
Notes:	counsel is 'advice, guidance' and a counsel is a lawyer; a council is a deliberative body of people assembled for some purpose and members are councillors (especially in Britain)

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Main Entry:	decoy
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	bait, entrap
Synonyms:	allure, come on, con, deceive, delude, ensnare, entice, fascinate, inveigle, lure, mislead, seduce, steer, tempt, toll, tout, trap, wile, egg one on, ensorcell, lead on, lead up garden path, mousetrap, rope in, shill, suck in

Main Entry:	herald
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	bring message
Synonyms:	advertise, announce, ballyhoo, broadcast, declare, harbinger, indicate, portend, precede, presage, proclaim, promise, publicize, publish, show, tout, trumpet, forerun, foretoken, pave the way, preindicate, usher in*

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Main Entry:	inform
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	communicate knowledge, information
Synonyms:	acquaint, advise, apprise, betray, blab*, brief, caution, clue, edify, educate, endow, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, forewarn, give away, illuminate, inspire, instruct, invest, leak, level, notify, post, relate, snitch, squeal, tattle, teach, tell, tip, tout, update, warn, wise, endue, give a pointer, give a tip, give two cents, let in on, let know, make conversant with, send word, show the ropes, tell on
Antonyms:	conceal, hide, secret

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Main Entry:	lure
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	bait
Synonyms:	ambush, appeal, attraction, bribe, call, camouflage, come-on, con game, decoy, delusion, draw, enticement, fake, gimmick, hook, illusion, incentive, inducement, invitation, pull, seduction, sitting duck, snare, temptation, tout, trap, trick, allurement, carrot, inveiglement, magnet, mousetrap, seducement, siren song, sweetener
Antonyms:	deterrent, warning

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Main Entry:	praise
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	congratulate; adore
Synonyms:	acclaim, admire, adulate, advocate, aggrandize, applaud, appreciate, approve, bless, boost, build up, cajole, celebrate, cheer, cite, clap, commend, compliment, dignify, distinguish, elevate, endorse, ennoble, eulogize, exalt, extol, flatter, glorify, hail, honor, laud, proclaim, puff, recommend, resound, reverence, root, sanction, stroke, tout, worship, bow down, cry up, give thanks, make much of, panegyrize, pay homage, pay tribute, rave over, sing the praises, smile on*
Antonyms:	accuse, blame, censure, condemn, denounce, reproach

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Main Entry:	publicize
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make widely known; promote
Synonyms:	advance, advertise, announce, bill, boost, broadcast, build up, cry, drum, extol, hard sell, headline, hype, immortalize, pitch, play up, plug, promulgate, puff, push, splash, spot, spotlight, spread, tout, trumpet, billboard, make a pitch for, press-agent, propagandize, put on the map, skywrite, soft-sell, write up
Antonyms:	conceal, hide, secret

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Main Entry:	solicit
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	plead for; try to sell
Synonyms:	accost, apply, approach, ask, beg, beseech, bespeak, bum, cadge, call, canvass, challenge, claim, crave, demand, desire, drum, drum up, entreat, exact, go, hawk, hustle, implore, importune, inquire, mooch, panhandle, peddle, petition, postulate, pray, promote, proposition, query, question, refer, request, require, requisition, resort, seduce, seek, sponge, steer, supplicate, touch, tout, turn, come on to, hit on*, hit up, pass the hat, sue for, whistle for
Antonyms:	disapprove, refuse, reject

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Main Entry:	advisor
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	guide
Synonyms:	Dutch uncle, adviser, aide, attorney, authority, backseat driver, coach, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, director, doctor, expert, friend, guide, helper, instructor, judge, kibitzer, lawyer, mentor, monitor, partner, priest, referee, teacher, tout, tutor, buttinski, clubhouse lawyer, quarterback, righthand man, second-guesser, tipster

Main Entry:	advise
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	offer recommendation
Synonyms:	admonish, advocate, caution, charge, commend, counsel, direct, dissuade, encourage, enjoin, exhort, forewarn, guide, instruct, move, opine, point out, preach, prepare, prescribe, prompt, recommend, steer, suggest, tout, update, urge, warn, give a pointer, give a tip, kibitz, level with, put bug in ear, put in two cents
Antonyms:	betray, deceive, delude, fool, lie, pretend, trick

Main Entry:	intrigue
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	arouse curiosity
Synonyms:	appeal, attract, bait, captivate, charm, con, delight, draw, enchant, entertain, excite, fascinate, grab, hook, interest, pique, please, pull, tickle, titillate, tout, lead on, mousetrap, rivet
Antonyms:	bore

Main Entry:	suggest
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	convey advice, plan, desire
Synonyms:	advance, advise, advocate, broach, commend, conjecture, exhort, move, offer, plug*, pose, prefer, propose, proposition, put, recommend, steer, submit, theorize, tip, tout, give a tip, propone, propound, put forward, put in two cents, put on to something, tip off
Antonyms:	declare, demand, order, tell

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	watch
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	lookout
Synonyms:	alertness, attention, awareness, duty, eagle eye, eye, guard, hawk, heed, inspection, notice, observance, observation, patrol, picket, scrutiny, sentinel, sentry, supervision, surveillance, tab, tout, vigil, vigilance, watchfulness, weather eye*, gander

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