proclaim
To announce something important loudly and publicly.
proclaim in a sentence
- A messenger rode into town to proclaim that the queen would visit on Saturday.
- The captain climbed onto a crate to proclaim that the ship had finally reached land.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to proclaim?
- Ahush
- Bwhisper
- Cannounce
- Dhide
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C: announce. The other three mean the opposite of proclaim.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to proclaim?
- Adeclare
- Bbroadcast
- Cannounce
- Dhide
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D: hide. The other three mean nearly the same as proclaim.
Words that mean something similar
announce, declare, broadcast
Words that mean the opposite
hide, whisper, hush
More words about speech & sound
- protest: To speak out or act to show you strongly disagree with something.
- quarrel: An angry argument between people.
- query: A question, especially one asking for information.
- quibble: To argue about tiny things that do not matter.
- ramble: To walk for pleasure, or to talk on and on without a clear point.
- rebuke: To speak sharply to someone because they have done something wrong.
- recite: To say something aloud from memory.
- reprimand: To tell someone off formally, especially as the person in charge.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test