Synonyms for fan
fæn, fɑnfan

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.25 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. fan

   Synonyms:
   agitate, arouse, excite, kindle, provoke, rouse, stir, stir up

   Antonyms:
   allay, alleviate, appease, calm, compose, mollify, pacify, quiet, soothe, still, tranquilize

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1. fannoun

   a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces

   Synonyms:
   lover, buff, rooter, devotee, sports fan

2. sports fan, fan, rooternoun

   an enthusiastic devotee of sports

   Synonyms:
   lover, buff, rooter, devotee, sports fan

3. fan, buff, devotee, loververb

   an ardent follower and admirer

   Synonyms:
   sports fan, buffer, rooter, devotee, lover, caramel brown, raw sienna, yellowish brown, buff, caramel

4. fanverb

   strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)

   Synonyms:
   winnow

5. fanverb

   make (an emotion) fiercer

   "fan hatred"

   Synonyms:
   winnow

6. fanverb

   agitate the air

   Synonyms:
   winnow

7. winnow, fanverb

   separate the chaff from by using air currents

   "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"

   Synonyms:
   cull out, winnow

Matched Categories

1. • Agitate
   • Baseball
   • Device
   • Intensify
   • Strike Out

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. grille

   because it has a fan in the grille

   i just turned off the fan on the grille

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

2. stan

   Submitted by ryan_1 on July 18, 2020  

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. fannoun

   Synonyms:
   flabellum (Eccl.)

   Associated words:
   brin, panache, plicate, plicated

2. fanverb

   Synonyms:
   winnow, cool, ventilate, stimulate, rouse, foment, provoke, encourage

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "fan":

   blower, fans, admirer, ventilator, cone, pham, vent, powder, groupie, supporter, suction, van, ventilation

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How to use fan in a sentence?

1. Anuj Somany:

   Most of them are neither supporter nor fan or follower to a celebrity or any personality but only opportunity-seeker and it remains clearly visible through their attitude and behaviour.

2. Blake Lawrence:

   This fall when a college sports fan is scrolling through Twitter, they’re going to see a video from their favorite student-athlete and that video could be that athlete providing a post-game recap. Their thoughts on the game they just played, the fan hits play on that video and they will see a five - to 15 - to 30-second advertisement before the video plays.

3. Robert Smithson:

   I'm not a fan of change for the sake of change, unless there is a really compelling reason of somebody else who can do a better job I think it's probably better he stays.

4. Nathan Chapman:

   Amy Stroup has what is a rarity among most people doing music but common for all great artists that make a real impact – unique artistry that is immediately identifiable. That special something that cuts through the noise. I’ve been a fan since the first song.

5. Elton John:

   I've always been a big Hillary fan. I hope she's the next American president.