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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | torrent |
| Synonyms: | barrage, bombardment, broadside, cannonade, hailstorm, pelting, rain, salvo, shower, storm, volley |
| Main Entry: | hail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | honor, salute |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, acknowledge, applaud, cheer, commend, compliment, exalt, glorify, greet, hear it for, kudize, praise, recognize, recommend, root for, welcome |
| Antonyms: | disdain, dishonor, disparage, slight |
| Main Entry: | hail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come from; originate |
| Synonyms: | be a native of, be born in, begin, claim as birthplace |
| Main Entry: | hail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rain down on |
| Synonyms: | barrage, batter, beat down upon, bombard, pelt, shower, storm, volley |
| Antonyms: | dribble, drip |
| Main Entry: | acclaim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give approval |
| Synonyms: | applaud, approve, blow horn, boost, celebrate, cheer, clap, commend, compliment, eulogize, exalt, extol, give a bouquet, give a posy, give kudos, hail, hand it to, hear it for, honor, laud, praise, puff up, push*, rave, recommend, root, salute, stroke* |
| Antonyms: | berate, censure, damn, denounce, disapprove, dishonor, vituperate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accost |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | approach for conversation or solicitation |
| Synonyms: | address, annoy, bother, brace*, buttonhole, call, challenge, confront, cross, dare, entice, face, flag, greet, hail, proposition, run into, salute, welcome, whistle for |
| Antonyms: | avoid, dodge, evade, ignore, scorn, shun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally recognize receipt of something |
| Synonyms: | address, answer, greet, hail, notice, react, remark, reply, respond, return, salute, thank |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
| Main Entry: | acknowledgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical symbol of recognition |
| Synonyms: | acclamation, addressing, answer, apology, applause, appreciation, bestowal, bow, card, confession, contract, credit, gift, gratitude, greeting, guarantee, hail, hailing, letter, nod, notice, reaction, receipt, reply, response, return, salutation, salute, signature, statement, support, thanks, token |
| Main Entry: | address |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speak to a formal gathering |
| Synonyms: | approach, bespeak, call, deliver speech, deliver talk, discourse, discuss, get on a soapbox, give speech, give talk, greet, hail, lecture, memorialize, orate, pitch, pontificate, root for, sermonize, spiel*, spout, stump, take the floor, talk |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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