Synonyms for fan
fæn, fɑnfan

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1. fan

   Synonyms:
   agitate, arouse, excite, kindle, provoke, rouse, stir, stir up

   Antonyms:
   allay, alleviate, appease, calm, compose, mollify, pacify, quiet, soothe, still, tranquilize

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1. fannoun

   a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces

   Synonyms:
   lover, buff, rooter, devotee, sports fan

2. sports fan, fan, rooternoun

   an enthusiastic devotee of sports

   Synonyms:
   lover, buff, rooter, devotee, sports fan

3. fan, buff, devotee, loververb

   an ardent follower and admirer

   Synonyms:
   sports fan, buffer, rooter, devotee, lover, caramel brown, raw sienna, yellowish brown, buff, caramel

4. fanverb

   strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)

   Synonyms:
   winnow

5. fanverb

   make (an emotion) fiercer

   "fan hatred"

   Synonyms:
   winnow

6. fanverb

   agitate the air

   Synonyms:
   winnow

7. winnow, fanverb

   separate the chaff from by using air currents

   "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"

   Synonyms:
   cull out, winnow

Matched Categories

1. • Agitate
   • Baseball
   • Device
   • Intensify
   • Strike Out

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grille

   because it has a fan in the grille

   i just turned off the fan on the grille

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

2. stan

   Submitted by ryan_1 on July 18, 2020  

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1. fannoun

   Synonyms:
   flabellum (Eccl.)

   Associated words:
   brin, panache, plicate, plicated

2. fanverb

   Synonyms:
   winnow, cool, ventilate, stimulate, rouse, foment, provoke, encourage

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1. List of paraphrases for "fan":

   blower, fans, admirer, ventilator, cone, pham, vent, powder, groupie, supporter, suction, van, ventilation

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1. Trevor Wilkinson:

   I personally am not a fan of self pity, but it's hard being gay in West Texas sometimes and I never want to go back to where I was not even two years ago, so what I paint my nails sometimes ? I look and feel good while doing it.

2. Ron Gula:

   I ’m not a fan of this( backdoors in software) since it increases the complexity and adds unintended vulnerabilities to everyone’s mobile devices, there are many ways for terrorists to hide their activities if they choose to do so, but not all do. Some groups have very poor operation security.

3. Rolling Stones writer Steve Baltin:

   The important thing to remember is that an iconic band with a dedicated fan base -- they aren’t going to do anything simply for novelty, sure, it will serve a purpose on the record, which, featuring production by Ronson and Rodgers, will be awesome.

4. Katherine Heigl:

   Joining ‘Suits’ was the perfect organic way to not only collaborate with an EP I admire deeply, but to also become part of a show and cast that I am an immense fan of, i have watched ‘Suits’ from the very beginning and feel incredibly lucky to be the newest member of the Pearson Specter Litt family.

5. Tom Perez:

   My singular focus until the clock strikes midnight in 2017 is going to be how we build the economy that works for everyone, i've never been a fan of those who have the privilege of doing these jobs expend any iota of time thinking about what they want to do next.