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blow off steam
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | commemorate occasion, achievement |
| Synonyms: | beat the drum, bless, blow off steam, carouse, ceremonialize, commend, consecrate, dedicate, drink to, eulogize, exalt, extol, feast, fete, glorify, hallow, have a ball, honor, jubilate, keep, kick up one's heels, laud, let loose, lionize, live it up, make merry, make whoopee, mark with a red letter, memorialize, observe, paint the town red, party*, perform, praise, proclaim, publicize, raise hell, rejoice, revel, revere, ritualize, signalize, solemnize |
| Antonyms: | disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | roister |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | revel |
| Synonyms: | bask, blow off steam, carouse, carry on*, crow, cut loose, delight, enjoy, fool around, frolic, gloat, go on a spree, indulge, kick over the traces, kick up heels, kick up one's heels, kid around, lap up, lark, let go*, let loose, live it up, luxuriate, make merry, make whoopee, paint the town red, paint the town, rejoice, relish, riot, roll, rollick, run around, savor, step out, thrive, wallow, whoop it up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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