salute | Definition of salute

salute

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of salute

to declare enthusiastic approval of

I salute the idea of healthier lunch options for our students

Synonyms of salute

acclaim, accredit, applaud, cheer, crack up, hail, laud, praise, tout

Words Related to salute

bravo, clap, rise (to)

approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), favor, recommend, root (for), support

celebrate, emblazon, eulogize, extol (also extoll), glorify, magnify, sing

adulate, belaud, flatter, overpraise

Phrases Synonymous with salute

doff one's hat to (or doff one's cap to)

Near Antonyms of salute

belittle, discommend, disparage, put down

blame, censure, reprehend, reprobate

admonish, chide, criticize, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove

castigate, excoriate, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), skewer, slag [chiefly British], vilify

Antonyms of salute

knock, pan, slam