Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb herald

3 senses of herald

Sense 1
announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald -- (foreshadow or presage)
       => tell -- (let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late")

Sense 2
acclaim, hail, herald -- (praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein")
       => applaud -- (express approval of; "I applaud your efforts")

Sense 3
hail, herald -- (greet enthusiastically or joyfully)
       => greet, recognize, recognise -- (express greetings upon meeting someone)

Antonyms of adj heralded

1 sense of heralded

Sense 1
heralded -- (publicly announced; "the royal couple's much heralded world tour")

INDIRECT (VIA publicized) -> suppressed -- (kept from public knowledge by various means;)

Similarity of adj heralded

1 sense of heralded

Sense 1
heralded -- (publicly announced; "the royal couple's much heralded world tour")
       => publicized (vs. suppressed), publicised -- (made known; especially made widely known)