| Main Entry: | acclaim |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expression of approval |
Synonyms: |
PR, acclamation, acknowledgment, applause, approbation, celebration, cheering, clapping, commendation, eulogizing, exaltation, honor, kudos, pat on the back, pat on the head, plaudits, praise, puff, pumping up, rave, recognition, strokes, stroking |
Antonyms: |
beratement, criticism, disapproval, jeering, vituperation |
| Main Entry: | approval |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | good opinion |
Synonyms: |
PR, acclaim, admiration, applause, appreciation, approbation, commendation, esteem, favor, liking, pat on the back, pat on the head, praise, puff, pumping up, regard, respect, strokes, stroking, wow* |
Antonyms: |
disapproval, disfavor, dislike, hatred |
| Main Entry: | blow up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inflate |
Synonyms: |
billow, bloat, distend, enlarge, expand, fill, inflate, puff up, pump up, swell |
Antonyms: |
deflate, let out, shrink, shrivel |
| Main Entry: | commendation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | giving of praise; acclaim |
Synonyms: |
Brownie points, PR, acclamation, approbation, approval, award, bouquet, credit, encomium, encouragement, good opinion, honor, panegyric, pat on the back, pat on the head, pay, plum, points, posy, puff, pumping up, rave, recommendation, shot in the arm, stroke, stroking, tribute |
Antonyms: |
blame, censure, criticism, disapproval, reprimand |
| Main Entry: | energize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | activate; give more life |
Synonyms: |
actify, activize, animate, arm, build up, electrify, empower, enable, enliven, excite, fortify, goose, innervate, inspirit, invigorate, jazz up, juice up, liven up, motivate, pep up, prime, pump up, put zip into, quicken, reinforce, start up, stimulate, strengthen, sustain, switch on, trigger, turn on, vitalize, work up, zap |
| Notes: | energize means to cause to be alert or to invigorate while enervate means to weaken mentally or morally |
Antonyms: |
deactivate, debilitate, sap, tire, weaken, weary |
| Main Entry: | fill |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | to put in and occupy the whole of |
Synonyms: |
block, blow up, brim over, bulge out, charge, choke, clog, close, congest, cram, crowd, distend, fulfill, furnish, glut, gorge, heap, impregnate, inflate, jam-pack, lade, load, meet, overflow, overspread, pack, pack like sardines, permeate, pervade, plug, puff up, pump up, ram, ram in, replenish, sate, satiate, satisfy, saturate, shoal, stock, stopper, store, stretch, stuff, supply, swell, take up, top, top off |
Antonyms: |
deplete, drain, empty, exhaust, spend, take, use, void |
| Main Entry: | inflate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blow up, increase |
Synonyms: |
aerate, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, beef up, bloat, boost, build up, cram, dilate, distend, enlarge, escalate, exaggerate, exalt, expand, flesh out, magnify, maximize, overestimate, pad, puff up, pump up, pyramid, raise, spread, stretch, surcharge, swell up, widen |
Antonyms: |
compress, contract, deflate, let air out, shrink |
| Main Entry: | kudos |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | praise, acclaim |
Synonyms: |
PR, applause, credit, distinction, eminence, esteem, fame, flattery, glory, honor, illustriousness, laudation, notability, pat on the back, plaudits, plum, preeminence, prestige, prominence, puff, pumping up, raves, regard, renown, repute, strokes |
Antonyms: |
blame, criticism |
| Main Entry: | recognition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appreciation given |
Synonyms: |
acceptance, acknowledgment, approval, attention, credit, esteem, gratitude, greeting, honor, notice, pat on back, pat on head, plum, puff, puffing up, pumping up, rave, regard, renown, salute, strokes |
Antonyms: |
abuse, disclaimer, dishonor |
| Main Entry: | vitalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | energize |
Synonyms: |
actify, activize, animate, arm, build up*, electrify, empower, enable, enliven, excite, exhilarate, fortify, goose, innervate, inspirit, invigorate, jazz up, juice up, liven up, motivate, pep up, prime*, pump up, put zip into, quicken, reinforce, start up, stimulate, strengthen, sustain, switch on, trigger, turn on, work up, zap |