| Main Entry: | kick upstairs |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give a promotion |
Synonyms: |
advance, promote |
Antonyms: |
demote, kick downstairs |
| Main Entry: | promote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give a higher position in organization |
Synonyms: |
advance, aggrandize, ascend, better, dignify, elevate, ennoble, exalt, favor, graduate, honor, increase, kick upstairs, magnify, move up, prefer, raise, skip, up*, upgrade |
Antonyms: |
degrade, demote, discredit |