Synonyms of promulgate

promulgate

verb

ˈprä-məl-ˌgāt 

as in to publish

to make known openly or publicly

the encyclical that promulgated the church's position on artificial birth control

Synonyms & Similar Words

• publish
• announce
• proclaim
• declare
• advertise
• post
• publicize
• disclose
• promote
• broadcast
• disseminate
• enunciate
• run with
• herald
• release
• annunciate
• sound
• give out
• reveal
• spread
• blare
• beat the drum (for or about)
• introduce
• blaze
• flash
• trumpet
• report
• placard
• blazon
• call (off or out)
• bulletin
• impart
• inform
• show
• notify
• bark
• cry
• manifest
• divulge
• communicate
• feature
• toll
• ring
• apprise
• bill
• gazette
• knell
• plug
• billboard
• puff
• advise
• blurb
• hand down
• intimate
• kithe
• pitch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conceal
• suppress
• withhold
• silence
• recall
• revoke
• hush (up)
• retract
• recant

Synonym Chooser

How does the verb promulgate differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of promulgate are announce, declare, and proclaim. While all these words mean "to make known publicly," promulgate implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law.

promulgated an edict of religious toleration

When is it sensible to use announce instead of promulgate?

In some situations, the words announce and promulgate are roughly equivalent. However, announce implies the declaration of something for the first time.

announced their engagement at a party

In what contexts can declare take the place of promulgate?

Although the words declare and promulgate have much in common, declare implies explicitness and usually formality in making known.

the referee declared the contest a draw

When can proclaim be used instead of promulgate?

The meanings of proclaim and promulgate largely overlap; however, proclaim implies declaring clearly, forcefully, and authoritatively.

the president proclaimed a national day of mourning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of promulgate

Although Allen is best known for promulgating a certain set of character types in his classic films, his own bookish worrywart or Diane Keaton’s moodily anxious beauty, he also must be credited for seeing the comic possibilities of the altogether less agitated and more grounded Roberts. —Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025

Agency Heads shall also adhere to the Federal Hiring Plan that will be promulgated pursuant to Executive Order 14170 of January 20, 2025 (Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service). —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025

The theory of dark energy was first promulgated in 1998, 20 years before Roman’s death. —Jeffrey Kluger/greenbelt, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025

Any final rules promulgated since then could be vulnerable. —Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025

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