announce

[uh-nouns] / əˈnaʊns /

VERB

make a proclamation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call declare disclose issue publish release report reveal tell

STRONG

advertise annunciate blast blazon broadcast communicate disseminate divulge drum impart intimate proclaim promulgate propound publicize state trumpet

WEAK

give out make known make public pass the word run off at mouth sound off spread around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide hold keep listen suppress

STRONG

keep quiet secret

WEAK

be quiet bottle up keep secret refrain repress withhold

VERB

declare arrival

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indicate predict signal

STRONG

augur forebode forecast foreshow foretell harbinger herald portend presage signify

WEAK

forerun

Antonyms

WEAK

be quiet bottle up conceal hide keep secret refrain repress suppress withhold

Example Sentences

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I was excited when they announced the mid-afternoon game time and was hoping the weather would hold off so the roof would stay open.

From BBC

Cambodia has not officially announced that any of its troops have been killed since the fighting broke out on December 7.

From Barron's

In May, Israel announced the arrest of an 18-year-old Israeli for spying on Bennett.

From Barron's

On Monday, the civil aviation authority announced that the country's main airport would be closed on voting day.

From Barron's

When the sale was announced, some employees worried Fibrebond’s culture would be lost.

From The Wall Street Journal