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, hello, 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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How to use Hello in a sentence?

1. Donald Trump:

   Hello, everybody, beautiful place, I haven't seen it.

2. Fresno Sheriffs Deputy Todd Burk:

   Hello, hey are you OK ? come out of the road.

3. Michael Leitch:

   You walk into a shop and they say hello and thank you -- just the small things here make a difference. rEAD: From tattoos to hi-tech loos, your Rugby World Cup travel guide to JapanMichael Leitch commands a Japanese maul against New Zealand in November 2018. {.

4. 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.

5. Andriy Sadoviy:

   The aggressor wants to say hello to President Biden, who is in Poland.