announce

Make it known

To announce is to make something known publicly or formally: The company announced record profits.

An announcement conveys information to an audience—news, arrivals, decisions.

To announce someone is to introduce them: The butler announced each guest.

Things can announce themselves by making their presence evident: The smell of coffee announced that morning had begun.

declare

proclaim

Declare officially and openly

state · avow · aver · testify · articulate · divulge · promulgate · vow · attest · profess

public

megaphone

Portable voice amplifier

audience · disclosure · rally · speaker · loudspeaker · town crier · public address · PA system · microphone · platform

inform

notify

Formally communicate information

  • adviseGive counsel to
  • updateNew version or information
  • tellConvey information verbally

reveal · disclose · communicate · convey · impart · relay · report · brief · apprise · alert

formal

proclamation

Formal public announcement

decree · bulletin · directive · mandate · notification · dispatch · statement · ultimatum · promulgation · rescript

news

headline

News article title

media · scoop · exclusive · bulletin · correspondent · breaking · dateline · newsroom · anchor · coverage

celebratory

congratulate

Express joy at success

  • welcomeHospitable greeting offered
  • hailIcy precipitation pellets
  • saluteGestural sign of honor

honor · praise · toast · tribute · felicitations · acclaim · engagement · birth · wedding · graduation

prediction

prophesy

Predict through revelation

presage · herald · harbinger · foreshadow · portend · augur · prognosticate · coming · forthcoming · impending

oratory

speech

Oral communication ability

oration · presentation · talk · declamation · keynote · introduction · emcee · master of ceremonies · opening remarks · preamble

broadcast

radio

Electromagnetic wave receiver

antenna · station · telecast · streaming · podcast · live · network · satellite · anchor · newscast

Categories
Opposites
public disclosure

announceconceal

Keep from being seen

hide · withhold · suppress · keep secret · cover up

volume/manner of communication

announcewhisper

Speech without full voice

murmur · hint · intimate · mumble · imply

asserting vs. retracting

announceretract

Withdraw something said

recant · revoke · withdraw · take back · rescind

Phrases
Family

announced, announcement, announcer, announcing, announces, announcements, announcers, reannounce, preannounce

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G