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Synonyms for hey

  • interjection

Most common

hi howdy look hoo ahem gee whiz yowza

Synonyms by meaning

Interjection

1. Huh — A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion

huh, eh

2. Hi

hi, howdy, yo-ho, blimey UK IE, oi UK IE, ayo, yo slang, hist dated, wotcher slang UK

Other

so, gee whiz, look, ahem, hoo, yowza

Definitions

  1. interj. 1

    A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.

  2. interj. 2

    An exclamation to get attention.

Related words

Word family
heyday
Phrases
hey presto hey pass what the hey hey hey
Other spellings
ey

Example sentences

  • hi "Hi, I'm Tom." "Hello." "And you are?" "Oh, Mary."
  • look You look the way your father did thirty years ago.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
heyrising
histeady
howdyrising
lookrising
hoorising
ahemrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters
so1, hi1, yo1, eh1, oi1
3 letters
huh1, hoo1, ayo2
4 letters
look1, ahem, hist
5 letters
howdy2, yowza
6 letters
blimey
7 letters
wotcher

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ayo2 = 2 syllables).