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| Main Entry: | |
| 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 |
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* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | congratulations |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complimentation on achievement, luck |
| Synonyms: | best wishes, compliments, felicitations, give a 'hear-hear', good going, good wishes, good work, greetings, hail |
| Antonyms: | commiseration, condolences, criticism |
| Main Entry: | draft |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military conscription |
| Synonyms: | allotment, assignment, call of duty, call-up, greetings, impressment, induction, letter from Uncle Sam, levy, lottery, recruiting, registration, roll call, selection, selective service |
| Notes: | wind moves horizontally, while a draft moves vertically |
| Main Entry: | induction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | taking in, initiation |
| Synonyms: | consecration, draft, entrance, greetings, inaugural, inauguration, installation, instatement, institution, introduction, investiture, ordination, selection |
| Antonyms: | blackballing, expulsion, rejection |
| Main Entry: | nod |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gesture of the head |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, acknowledgment, affirmative, beckon, bow, dip, greeting, inclination, indication, permission, salute, sign, signal, yes |
| Main Entry: | reception |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | acceptance; acknowledgment |
| Synonyms: | accession, acquisition, admission, disposition, encounter, gathering, greeting, induction, introduction, meeting, reaction, receipt, receiving, recipience, recognition, response, salutation, treatment, welcome |
| Antonyms: | disacknowledgment |
| 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: | regards |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | best wishes |
| Synonyms: | commendations, compliments, deference, devoirs, good wishes, greeting, love, love and kisses, remembrances, respects, salutation, salutations |
| Main Entry: | respects |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | good wishes |
| Synonyms: | best wishes, compliments, courtesies, deference, devoirs, greetings, kind wishes, regards, salaam, salutations |
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