Synonyms for hello
hɛˈloʊ, hə-, ˈhɛl oʊhel·lo

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.9 / 12 votes

1. hellointerjection

   A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

   Hello, everyone.

   Antonyms:
   goodbye, bye

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.1 / 8 votes

1. hello, hullo, hi, howdy, how-do-you-donoun

   an expression of greeting

   "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"

   Synonyms:
   hullo, how-do-you-do, hi, how-d'ye-do, howdy

Matched Categories

1. • Greeting

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hi

   hi is another way to greet someone, which also has the same meaning as hello.

   "hi!" lucy yelled, as she saw her best friend at the mall.

   Submitted by rinat on August 11, 2019  

2. hi

   to say something to someone in a greeting

   hello world

   Submitted by MaggieBedson on June 8, 2021  

3. 你好

   Submitted by Hsiungzoe on November 15, 2021  

4. hallonoun

   hallo is used as a greeting or to begin a phone conversation.

   hallo how are you

   Submitted by williamisbetterthenandrew on November 6, 2022  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "hello":

   hi, heilo, hey, bonjour, -hello, ahoy, morning, hola, howdy, hiya, allo, bye, he-hello, hallo, greeting, helillo, -hi, cooee, -morning, peekaboo, greetings, hellow, goodmorning, salutation, salvation, bonsoir, cuckoo, goodnight, -heilo, peek-a-boo

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1. Elon Musk:

   The only tweets that would have to be... reviewed would be if a tweet had a probability of causing a movement in the stock, otherwise, it's — hello, First Amendment.

2. Firesign Theatre:

   Hello seeker Now don't feel alone here in the New Age, because there's a seeker born every minute.

3. Nick Geier:

   I thought he was a nice guy, he used to smile and say hello. He certainly didn't look like someone who would do something like this. I'm really afraid now.

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5. Jane Sanders:

   [Bernie] came, and everyone was swarming around him and the other candidates, because they weren't supportive of the mayor, so, being the good Catholic girl, of course I was very nice to the mayor and barely even said hello to Bernie, but when I heard him speak, well, that was it. The police department I was working with supported him after that, and he won 10 days later. We met at the victory party, and that was the beginning of forever.