preferment | Definition of preferment

Synonyms and Antonyms of preferment

a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position

anticipated her preferment to a better-paying position within the company

Synonyms of preferment

advancement, ascent, creation, elevation, preference, promotion, rise, upgrade, upgrading

Words Related to preferment

aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, magnification

Near Antonyms of preferment

deposition, dethronement, discharge, dismissal, expulsion, impeachment, ouster, overthrow, removal, suspension, unmaking, unseating

Antonyms of preferment

abasement, comedown, degradation, demotion, disrating, downgrade, reduction