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salutation - 16 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | salute/salutation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greeting, recognition |
| Synonyms: | address, bow, kiss, obeisance, tribute, welcome, howdy |
| Antonyms: | farewell, goodbye |
| Main Entry: | acclamation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiastic expression of approval |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, adulation, applause, approbation, cheer, cheering, hand, honor, jubilation, ovation, plaudits, salutation, tribute, big hand, cheers, laudation, standing O |
| Notes: | acclimation is the process of becoming accustomed to a situation while acclamation is a loud public expression of enthusiastic approval |
| Antonyms: | disapproval |
| Main Entry: | eulogy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | praise, acclamation |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, accolade, adulation, applause, citation, commendation, compliment, encomium, exaltation, glorification, paean, panegyric, plaudit, salutation, tribute, laudation |
| Antonyms: | calumny, condemnation, criticism |
| Main Entry: | farewell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | departing saying; departure |
| Synonyms: | adieu, goodbye, parting, salutation, adieus, adieux, adios, bye-bye, cheerio, ciao, hasta la vista, have a nice day, leave-taking, sendoff, so long, ta-ta, valediction |
| Antonyms: | greeting, hello |
| Main Entry: | greeting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | welcome; message of kindness |
| Synonyms: | accosting, acknowledgment, address, aloha*, attention, best wishes, blow*, card*, ciao, compellation, compliments, good wishes, hail, hello, heralding, hi, high five, highball, how-do-you-do, howdy, letter*, nod, note, notice, ovation, reception, regards, respects, rumble, salaam*, salutation, salute, speaking to, testimonial, ushering in, what's happening |
| Antonyms: | farewell, goodbye |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | kiss |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | touching lips to another |
| Synonyms: | caress, embrace, endearment, peck, salutation, salute, smack*, smooch*, butterfly*, osculation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | regards |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | best wishes |
| Synonyms: | deference, greeting, love, respects, salutation, commendations, compliments, devoirs, good wishes, love and kisses, remembrances, salutations |
| Main Entry: | tribute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | testimonial, praise |
| Synonyms: | accolade, acknowledgment, applause, appreciation, citation, commendation, compliment, encomium, esteem, eulogy, gift, gratitude, honor, memorial, offering, panegyric, recognition, recommendation, respect, salutation, salvo, laudation |
| Antonyms: | accusation, blame, criticism |
| Main Entry: | welcome |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greeting |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, entertainment, entrée, friendliness, hello, hospitality, ovation, reception, red carpet*, rumble*, salutation, salute, tumble*, handshake, howdy, key to the city |
| Antonyms: | goodbye |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | red carpet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | major welcome |
| Synonyms: | ceremony, salutation, red-carpet treatment, royal welcome, standing at attention, welcome mat |
| Main Entry: | reception |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | acceptance; acknowledgment |
| Synonyms: | accession, acquisition, admission, disposition, encounter, gathering, greeting, induction, introduction, meeting, reaction, receipt, receiving, recognition, response, salutation, treatment, welcome, recipience |
| Antonyms: | disacknowledgment |
| Main Entry: | title |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heading, label |
| Synonyms: | appellation, banner, caption, close, description, head, headline, inscription, legend, name, salutation, sign, streamer, style, rubric, subtitle |
| Main Entry: | acknowledgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical symbol of recognition |
| Synonyms: | acclamation, answer, apology, applause, appreciation, bow, card, confession, contract, credit, gift, gratitude, greeting, guarantee, hail, letter, nod, notice, reaction, receipt, reply, response, return, salutation, salute, signature, statement, support, thanks, token, addressing, bestowal, hailing |
| Main Entry: | citation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | award |
| Synonyms: | bidding, charge, commendation, encomium, mention, panegyric, reward, salutation, summons, tribute |
| Antonyms: | demerit |
| Main Entry: | speech |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | formal talk to audience |
| Synonyms: | address, appeal, bombast, commentary, debate, declamation, diatribe, discourse, disquisition, dissertation, eulogy, exhortation, harangue, homily, invocation, keynote, lecture, opus, oration, oratory, panegyric, paper, parlance, parley, pep talk*, pitch, recitation, rhetoric, salutation, sermon, spiel*, stump*, tirade, valedictory, allocution, chalk talk, prelection |
| Antonyms: | listening |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | respects |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | good wishes |
| Synonyms: | deference, regards, salaam*, best wishes, compliments, courtesies, devoirs, greetings, kind wishes, salutations |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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