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Synonyms for tout

27 synonyms
1 antonym
2 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

blow boast brag bluster promote

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Boast

boast, brag, bluster, blow, gas, swash, gasconade, vaunt

Other

promote, hawk, pitch, spruik AU, puff, pimp slang US, whore vulgar

Noun

1. Pitchman — someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way

pitchman, barker, spruiker AU

Other

praise, hype, commend, ticket tout UK, tipster, solicitor, informant, touter, horse-watcher dated

Antonyms

All antonyms of tout →

Definitions

v. 1
To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag about; to promote.
Mary has been touted as a potential successor to the current CEO.
n. 1
Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
Be careful of the ticket touts outside the arena; they are famed for selling counterfeits.

Related words

Word family: touter
Phrases: tout de suite ticket tout tout le monde tout ensemble

Forms

Plural: touts → pitchmen, barkers, spruikers, praises…
Past participle: touted
e.g. touted → boasted, bragged, blustered, blown…

Example sentences

blow The loss of her husband was a great blow for Mary.
boast The new school building is the boast of the village.
brag I cannot brag about my team. It always loses games.
bluster I bluster as though I know what I am doing.
promote We must promote commerce with neighboring countries.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
tout		rising
blow		rising
boast		steady
brag		rising
bluster		rising
promote		rising

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

By length

3 letters: gas¹
4 letters: blow¹, hype¹, hawk¹, brag¹, puff¹, pimp¹
5 letters: pitch¹, whore¹, boast¹, swash, vaunt
6 letters: praise¹, barker², spruik, touter
7 letters: promote², commend², bluster², tipster²
8 letters: pitchman², spruiker
9 letters: solicitor⁴, informant³, gasconade

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (barker² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: racoler
Español: enganchar