announcement
Official public notice
An announcement is a public statement or notice conveying information, typically about something new, upcoming, or important: The company made an announcement about layoffs.
Announcements range from formal declarations to casual revelations: We have an announcement to make—we're engaged!
The word can also mean the act of announcing itself.
Authoritative legal command
- edictAuthoritative public command
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- declarationFormal public announcement
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
directive · communiqué · ordinance · dictum · fiat · ukase · rescript · diktat
Expressed claim or fact
- communiqueOfficial public announcement
- briefingConcise information session
- advisoryNotice recommending action
- dispatchSend with speed
report · notice · memo · memorandum · correspondence · missive · disclosure · release
Urgent warning signal
- warningAlert about danger
- sirenWailing alert device
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- evacuationRemoval from danger
caution · signal · beacon · horn · bell · whistle · loudspeaker · megaphone
News article title
- breakingComing apart suddenly
- reportingConveying documented information
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
- pressApply force downward
coverage · bulletin · update · broadcast · exclusive · scoop · correspondent · media
Act of revealing information
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- revealMake something visible
- discoveryAct of finding something
- exposureState of being unprotected
confession · admission · acknowledgment · bombshell · leak · unmasking · divulgence · coming out
Periodic organizational publication
- pamphletUnbound topical booklet
- leafletSingle-sheet printed handout
- periodicalRecurring printed publication
- bulletinBrief public announcement
circular · gazette · handbill · broadsheet · flyer · mailer · digest · journal
Paid promotional message
- adPromotional message
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- billboardLarge outdoor advertising structure
- posterDisplayed printed notice
flyer · brochure · banner · campaign · spot · promo · trailer · teaser
Formal event marking occasions
- launchSet into motion
- premiereFirst public performance
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- revealMake something visible
introduction · kickoff · presentation · ribbon-cutting · debut · opening · reception · press conference
decree
Authoritative legal command
- edictAuthoritative public command
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- declarationFormal public announcement
mandate · directive · communiqué · ordinance · dictum · fiat · ukase · rescript · diktat · promulgation
statement
Expressed claim or fact
- communiqueOfficial public announcement
- briefingConcise information session
- advisoryNotice recommending action
dispatch · report · notice · memo · memorandum · correspondence · missive · disclosure · release · press release
alarm
Urgent warning signal
evacuation · caution · signal · beacon · horn · bell · whistle · loudspeaker · megaphone · intercom
headline
News article title
- breakingComing apart suddenly
- reportingConveying documented information
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
press · coverage · bulletin · update · broadcast · exclusive · scoop · correspondent · media · article
disclosure
Act of revealing information
exposure · confession · admission · acknowledgment · bombshell · leak · unmasking · divulgence · coming out · whistleblowing
newsletter
Periodic organizational publication
- pamphletUnbound topical booklet
- leafletSingle-sheet printed handout
- periodicalRecurring printed publication
bulletin · circular · gazette · handbill · broadsheet · flyer · mailer · digest · journal · alumni magazine
advertisement
Paid promotional message
- adPromotional message
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- billboardLarge outdoor advertising structure
poster · flyer · brochure · banner · campaign · spot · promo · trailer · teaser · infomercial
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
reveal · introduction · kickoff · presentation · ribbon-cutting · debut · opening · reception · press conference · gala
- informationdata, facts, details, knowledge, intel
- videosvideos, clip, clips, video clip, films
- spoken communicationphone call, conversation, speech, dialogue, voicemail
- airport termstakeoff, passport control, security, boarding pass, gate
- airportsairports, airport, terminals, terminal building, runway
- documentsdocument, news, email, report, letter
announcementconcealment
Act of hiding something
secrecy · suppression · secret · cover-up · withholding
announcementinsinuation
Indirect, usually negative suggestion
equivocation · ambiguity · hint · innuendo · implication
announcementdenial
Refusal to accept reality
retraction · disavowal · withdrawal · no comment · disclaimer
- wedding announcementPublished marriage notification
- public announcementOfficial communication to all
- baby announcementNewborn's introduction to others
- public service announcementsFree broadcasts promoting civic welfare
- birth announcementNotice of newborn's arrival
- pregnancy announcementRevealing impending parenthood