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bells

[belz] / bɛlz /
NOUN
approbation
Synonyms
STRONG
admiration approval consent endorsement esteem favor go ahead okay permission recognition sanction support
WEAK
high regard the nod
Antonyms
STRONG
denial disagreement disapproval disfavor dislike hatred opposition refusal rejection veto
WEAK
criticism disapprobation
NOUN
approval
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blessing confirmation consent endorsement go ahead green light license mandate permission ratification recommendation sanction support
STRONG
acquiescence assent compliance concurrence countenance leave okay validation
WEAK
the nod
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ban condemnation denial disapproval discouragement opposition prohibition refusal veto
STRONG
disagreement dissent
WEAK
disfavor dislike hatred rejection
NOUN
matrimony
Synonyms
STRONG
alliance marriage match nuptials union wedding wedlock
WEAK
conjugality connubiality marital rites shotgun wedding wedding bells wedding ceremony
Antonyms
STRONG
divorce separation
NOUN
spousal
Synonyms
STRONG
bridal nuptial
WEAK
espousal hook marriage marriage ceremony matrimony nuptial rite nuptials union wedlock
NOUN
wedding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
marriage
STRONG
bridal espousal hook matrimony nuptials union wedlock
WEAK
marriage ceremony nuptial rite spousal
Antonyms
STRONG
divorce

Example Sentences

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Alarm bells went off among suppliers and creditors when Saks Global scrambled to raise cash to meet a June debt payment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lee's rise to become president of South Korea had previously sounded alarm bells in Tokyo and Washington.

From BBC

He said it was shocking the Prince Group had been able to build a "global footprint" without raising alarm bells, given the serious criminal charges it now faces.

From BBC

It could involve kettle bells, dumbbells, walking lunges, pull ups, squatting.

From The Wall Street Journal

A fan group says "alarm bells should be ringing at Fifa" over the fact England supporters have not taken up their full ticket allocation for next summer's World Cup final and semi-final.

From BBC

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