Talk, it's only talk / Babble, burble, banter / Bicker, bicker, bicker / Brouhaha, balderdash, ballyhoo / It's only talk / Back talk
Source: wiktionary
Ballyhoo
/bæliˈhuː/
Synonyms for "ballyhoo" (149 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (30)
advertiseadvertisementaggrandizeaggrandizementamplificationamplifybarkbeat the drumbig talkbillblowing upblurbboostbright lightbuild upbulletinburlesquecaricaturecarry too farcelebrity
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Strong matches (45)
dilatationdilationdraw the longboweclatenhancementenlargementestablishexaggerateexaggeratingexaggerationexcessexorbitanceexpansionexposureextravaganceextremefamefamousnessgive a write-upgive publicity
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glarego to extremesgrandiloquenceheighteningheraldhooplahucksteringhue and cryhyperbolehyperbolismhyperbolizeinflationinordinacylay it onlay it on thicklimelightmagnificationmagnifymake much ofmaximum disseminationnoise
Noun(4 words)
Related words (74)
notorietyoverchargeoverdooverdrawoveremphasisoverestimateoverestimationoverkilloverpraiseoverreachoverreactoverselloverspeakoverstateoverstatementoverstresspatterpile it onpitchplacard
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plugpostpost billspost upprpress noticepress-agentprodigalityprofusenesspromotepublic eyepublic knowledgepublic relationspublic reportpublicitypublicity storypublicizepublicnesspuffpufferypuffing uppushracketreclamereportsales pitchsales talksellsensationalismspielspotlightstretchstretch the truthstretchingsuperlativetalktalk bigtalk in superlativestall talktouttoutingtravestytrumpetwrite upwrite-up
Related word relations
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More general
12 entriesadvertiseadvertisingadvertizemarketing activitypackagingpromopromotionpromotional materialpropagandapublicisepublicitypublicize
More specific
12 entriesdeceptive rhetoricexaggerated assertionfalse claimshype campaignmedia circusoverstatementpress agentrypress blitzpress conferenceproduct launchpromo stuntpublicity stunt
Collocations
11 entriesballyhoo campaignballyhooed eventglitzy ballyhoohype campaignmassive ballyhoomedia ballyhoomedia circusmedia hypepress blitzpublicity stuntpuff piece
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
2 translations across 2 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- brasiliannokkakala noun (species of needlefish)
French
1 entries- aiguillette noun (species of needlefish)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Industry has picked up, railroads are carrying more freight, farm prices are better, but I am not going to indulge in issuing proclamations of over-enthusiastic assurance. We cannot ballyhoo ourselves back to prosperity.
Source: wiktionary