Synonyms for promote
prəˈmoʊt

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1. promote, advance, boost, further, encourage(verb)

   contribute to the progress or growth of

   "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, supercharge, bring forward, come along, pass on, get along, win, elevate, kick upstairs, progress, advertize, come on, make headway, advance, upgrade, encourage, hike, hike up, gain, pull ahead, foster, boost, go on, gain ground, raise, advertise, move on, get on, shape up, further, push, set ahead, march on, get ahead

   Antonyms:
   kick downstairs, bump, relegate, demote, break

2. promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate(verb)

   give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

   "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, kindle, supercharge, erect, arouse, put forward, leaven, bring forward, come along, pass on, provoke, get along, win, parent, elevate, kick upstairs, recruit, upraise, progress, advertize, come on, stir, make headway, call down, advance, conjure, lift, elicit, upgrade, farm, encourage, further, gain, bring up, pull ahead, set up, conjure up, nurture, resurrect, levy, prove, boost, go on, gain ground, invoke, raise, advertise, move on, get on, get up, produce, call forth, put up, grow, shape up, fire, evoke, rear, push, set ahead, march on, enhance, enkindle, get ahead, heighten

   Antonyms:
   break, relegate, bump, demote, kick downstairs

3. advertise, advertize, promote, push(verb)

   make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

   "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

   Synonyms:
   publicise, tug, agitate, force, boost, crusade, drive, advertise, encourage, upgrade, campaign, elevate, further, labour, kick upstairs, advance, crowd, publicize, press, bear on, raise, advertize, push, fight, labor

   Antonyms:
   demote, relegate, break, bump, kick downstairs

4. promote(verb)

   be changed for a superior chess or checker piece

   Synonyms:
   push, advance, advertise, upgrade, raise, elevate, advertize, boost, kick upstairs, further, encourage

   Antonyms:
   break, relegate, demote, bump, kick downstairs

5. promote(verb)

   change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent

   Synonyms:
   push, advance, advertise, upgrade, raise, elevate, advertize, boost, kick upstairs, further, encourage

   Antonyms:
   demote, kick downstairs, relegate, break, bump

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1. promote(verb)

   Antonyms:
   oppose, denigrate

2. promote(verb)

   Antonyms:
   demote

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1. promote

   To promote (Latin pro, forward, and moveo, move) is to cause to move forward toward some desired end or to raise to some higher position, rank, or dignity. We promote a person by advancing, elevating, or exalting him to a higher position or dignity. A person promotes a scheme or an enterprise which others have projected or begun, and which he encourages, forwards, furthers, pushes, or urges on, especially when he acts as the agent of the prime movers and supporters of the enterprise. One who excites a quarrel originates it; to promote a quarrel is strictly to foment and urge it on, the one who promotes keeping himself in the background. Compare ABET; QUICKEN.

   See synonyms for ABASE; ALLAY.

   Synonyms:
   advance, aid, assist, elevate, encourage, exalt, excite, foment, forward, foster, further, help, prefer, push, push on, raise, urge forward, urge on

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. promote

   Synonyms:
   aid, further, advance, excite, exalt, raise, elevate, prefer

   Antonyms:
   discourage, repress, hinder, check, allay, depress, degrade, dishonor

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. promote(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   forward, advance, further, encourage, help, assist

2. promote(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   elevate, exalt, raise, prefer

PPDB, the paraphrase database(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   promoting, promotion, foster, encourage, fostering, promoted, advance, facilitate, enhance, stimulate, encouraging, boost, furthering, advancement, enhancing, favour, promotes, advocate, strengthen, support, advancing, strengthening, facilitating, encouraged, promotional, encourages, push, contribute, promouvoir, furtherance, encouragement, nurture, build

How to use promote in a sentence?

1. George Soros:

   She was using #MeToo to promote herself.

2. Israel Salanter:

   Promote yourself, but do not demote another.

3. Laolu Akande:

   This measure is specifically to promote transparency.

4. Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird:

   We're going to continue as a government to promote our interest.

5. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster:

   He will call for Muslim leaders to promote a peaceful vision of Islam.

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