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)

   To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.

   Antonyms:
   oppose, denigrate

2. promote(verb)

   Antonyms:
   demote

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

Editors Contribution(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. forward

   she promotes the ideal of minimalism by organizing some workshops during weekends.

   Submitted by marinahalim on June 1, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. promote(v. a.)

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

2. promote(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   elevate, exalt, raise, prefer

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

1. promote(v)

   Synonyms:
   advance, forward, exalt, elevate, raise, aggrandize, brevet

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

1. List of paraphrases for "promote":

   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

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1. Vladimir Lenin:

   You all know that even when women have full rights, they still remain fatally downtrodden because all housework is left to them. In most cases housework is the most unproductive, the most barbarous and the most arduous work a woman can do. It is exceptionally petty and does not include anything that would in any way promote the development of the woman.

2. Randeshwaro Palhist:

   Intelligent people are not even interested in Covid vaccines & oxygen , but hired agents are discussing furiously about its price, availability, pros & cons only to promote its sales and their posts get many likes, comment, retweets and share only from own paid people.

3. Thomas Alan Schwartz:

   The Super Bowl is one of the secular national holidays we have that tends to promote unity, the idea being that we all like watching the game. It’s an opportunity to hit an audience that he would otherwise have a hard time finding.

4. Patrick Jephson:

   The option of a quiet wedding was presumably open to Meghan Markles and Harry and they instead have chosen one that invites enormous publicity and indeed their office is orchestrating the publicity, so it is difficult for the watching public to switch from what is universal consumption to what is, in Harry’s words, now a ‘ private matter. ’ there is a natural and not always wise desire on the part of royal people to control everything we know about them, and this is not a healthy attitude nor is it a pragmatic one given the degree to which the media can promote their causes.

5. Pope Francis:

   Social networks can facilitate relationships and promote the good of society, but they can also lead to further polarization and division between individuals and groups.

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