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fan

[fan] / fæn /
NOUN
blower of air
Synonyms
WEAK
air conditioner blower flabellum palm leaf thermantidote ventilator
NOUN
person enthusiastic about an interest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admirer buff devotee follower lover supporter
STRONG
addict adherent aficionado amateur bum freak groupie hound rooter votary zealot
WEAK
habitué
Antonyms
STRONGEST
adversary enemy opponent
VERB
blow on
Synonyms
STRONG
aerate air-condition air-cool cool refresh ruffle spread ventilate wind winnow
Antonyms
STRONG
close
VERB
provoke
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arouse excite rouse whip up
STRONG
agitate enkindle expand extend increase stimulate
WEAK
add fuel impassion stir up work up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bore calm lull quiet
STRONG
abridge contract decrease lessen lower shorten shrink

Example Sentences

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Cholla gardens and brittlebush rise from pale alluvial slopes, and a seasonal stream leads to one of California’s few native fan palm oases.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

I asked my friend, a big basketball fan, to make my picks in a March Madness contest and I paid the $10 entry fee.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

A longtime Ye fan, he wore a shirt that said “heal my soul, kill my demon.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

A British K-Pop fan who could not wait for her favourite lyrics to be translated into English, said she travelled to Korea to learn to speak the language.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Brooklyn had never heard of macarons before, but was a fan from her very first bite.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.