trumpeted

Blared out proudly

Trumpeted is the past tense of trumpet, meaning to proclaim loudly or widely.

The verb comes from the trumpet's carrying power—news that is trumpeted reaches many ears: The company trumpeted its quarterly earnings.

Animals trumpet when they produce loud, resonant calls: The elephant trumpeted in alarm.

announcement

proclaimed

Declared in public

heralded · publicized · touted · blazoned · shouted · promoted · highlighted · emphasized · championed · advocated

elephant

called

Contacted by phone

vocalized · cried · roared · herd · matriarch · tusker · pachyderm · trunk · savanna · Dumbo

boasting

vaunted

Excessively praised or promoted

boasted · paraded · showed off · glorified · exaggerated · puffed up · aggrandized · hyped · overstated · ballyhooed

fanfare

bugle

Valveless military horn

clarion · cornet · horn · reveille · blare · blast · call · signal · ceremonial · processional

Categories
Opposites
volume/audibility

trumpetedwhispered

Spoke without full voice

murmured · muttered · mumbled · hushed · breathed

publicity/announcement style

trumpetedkept quiet

hushed up · concealed · suppressed · withheld · buried

pride/boastfulness

trumpetedunderstated

Deliberately minimized in expression

downplayed · minimized · soft-pedaled · played down · de-emphasized

Phrases
Family

trumpet, trumpets, trumpeting, trumpeter, trumpeters

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G