Antonyms for celebrate
ˈsɛl əˌbreɪtcel·e·brate

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1. celebrateverb

   Synonyms:
   feteVerb

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1. celebrate

   To celebrate any event or occasion is to make some demonstration of respect or rejoicing because of or in memory of it, or to perform such public rites or ceremonies as it properly demands. We celebrate the birth, commemorate the death of one beloved or honored. We celebrate a national anniversary with music and song, with firing of guns and ringing of bells; we commemorate by any solemn and thoughtful service, or by a monument or other enduring memorial. We keep the Sabbath, solemnize a marriage, observe an anniversary; we celebrate or observe the Lord's Supper in which believers commemorate the sufferings and death of Christ.

   Antonyms:
   contemn, despise, dishonor, disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, profane, violate

   Synonyms:
   commemorate, keep, observe, solemnize

   Preposition:
   We celebrate the day with appropriate ceremonies; the victory was celebrated by the people, with rejoicing.

Matched Categories

1. • Meet
   • Respect

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1. observe, celebrate, keepverb

   behave as expected during of holidays or rites

   "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"

   Synonyms:
   detect, retain, hold open, hold back, keep an eye on, hold on, find, continue, stay fresh, notice, abide by, honor, lionise, keep, remark, go on, watch over, take note, proceed, go along, watch, follow, save, observe, prevent, restrain, honour, mention, lionize, keep open, keep on, preserve, respect, maintain, keep back, sustain, hold, discover, fete, note

2. celebrate, feteverb

   have a celebration

   "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"

   Synonyms:
   lionise, observe, fete, lionize, keep

3. lionize, lionise, celebrateverb

   assign great social importance to

   "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"

   Synonyms:
   keep, observe, fete, lionize, lionise

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1. celebrateverb

   Synonyms:
   commemorate, solemnize, observe

How to use celebrate in a sentence?

1. Raphael Warnock:

   I'm glad to see a parade of politicians here, but two years later we still are waiting on reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, you can't celebrate lessons of history from one period while standing on the wrong side of history today.

2. Graham Smith:

   Should the country be called on to celebrate a royal birth when 3.5 million children are growing up in poverty? to single out this birth because they are 'royal' is simply wrong.

3. Sarah Huny Young:

   This isn't, of course, to say that I'm the only person that gets to celebrate women in the U.S. or that I have ownership of the title or moniker ‘American Woman’ in any way. However, that the original AMERICAN WOMAN series is very specifically about black women in America — American for multiple generations, first-generation American, or American via naturalization or dual citizenship — is a very important distinction that I intend to protect.

4. Miguel Perez:

   Miguel Perez sacrificed for our nation by serving overseas and, while this is long overdue, I'm glad Miguel Perez can now breathe a sigh of relief and celebrate becoming a citizen of the country Miguel Perez loves and considers home.

5. Jeb Bush Junior:

   Here in the U.S., Cinco de Mayo has become a day where we celebrate our ties with Mexico and the great contributions of the Mexican-American community in the U.S. In my case, this relationship is very profound. My wife Columba was born in Mexico, my family has always had strong ties with Mexico and I have great respect and affection for our neighboring country.

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