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. Briana Sims:

   Hello, My name is Briana and I like to eat cheese,

2. Claire Nelson:

   Sometimes a multi-city journey is comparable to a single-city flight with transfers, and then I can sneak in a hug and hello with an old friend in-between.

3. Casey Daggert:

   I ’m gon na miss her snuggles. [ She ] just had to be with me all the time and I miss that, i loved her laugh and the way she always wanted to talk to people and say' hello' to people. She was so outgoing and would run up to people and give them big hugs. It was who she was in spirit. She was a giant ball of happiness.

4. David Cameron:

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5. Suzy Kassem:

   Each time you say hello to a stranger, your heart acknowledges over and over again that we are all family.