rallying

The word “rallying” has 3 syllables: ral-ly-ing.

It's pronounced as /ˈræliɪŋ/.


What is synonym and antonym for rallying?

In the thesaurus, “rallying” has 35 synonyms and 19 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for rallying along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for rallying

  • bantering
  • eloquent
  • emotional
  • expressive
  • fooling
  • gripping
  • healing
  • heartbreaking
  • heartrending
  • improving
  • inspirational
  • inspiring
  • joking
  • kidding
  • marshaling
  • marshalling
  • meaningful
  • mobilization
  • mobilizing
  • mocking
  • organizing
  • persuasive
  • poignant
  • quizzical
  • rally
  • razzing
  • rebounding
  • recovering
  • reviving
  • sarcastic
  • stirring
  • stunning
  • summoning
  • teasing
  • touching

Antonyms for rallying

  • ailing
  • collapsing
  • coming down
  • declining
  • demobbing
  • demobilizing
  • deteriorating
  • dismissing
  • disordering
  • disorganizing
  • disrupting
  • disturbing
  • dull
  • fading
  • failing
  • sinking
  • unaffecting
  • weakening
  • worsening

Meanings of rallying

  • verb
    1. To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
    2. To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.
    3. To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.
    4. To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.
    5. To tease; to chaff good-humouredly.
  • noun
    1. The act of one who rallies.

Example Sentences

  • The coach gave a rallying speech to motivate the team before the big game.
  • Protesters were rallying in the streets to demand justice for their cause.
  • She spent the afternoon rallying support for the upcoming election.
  • The community came together, rallying around the family who lost their home in the fire.
  • Despite the challenges, he kept rallying his colleagues to push through the difficult project.

On this page you'll find 54 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to rallying, such as: ailing, bantering, collapsing, coming down, declining, demobbing, demobilizing.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

calls to arms

ganging

  • affiliating
  • allying
  • attaching
  • banding
  • bonding
  • clubbing
  • collaborating
  • colluding
  • confederating
  • conjoining
  • connecting
  • cooperating
  • coupling
  • getting along
  • grouping
  • interrelating
  • joining
  • knotting
  • linking
  • mingling
  • mixing
  • rallying
  • relating
  • siding
  • socializing
  • teaming
  • tieing
  • tying
  • wedding

rally

  • demonstration
  • improve
  • joke
  • kid
  • march
  • marshal
  • marshall
  • mobilization
  • mobilize
  • order
  • organize
  • protest
  • rallying
  • rebound
  • recover
  • recovery
  • rehabilitation
  • summon
  • tease

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