Synonyms 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.

   Synonyms:
   commemorate, keep, observe, solemnize

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

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

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Meet
   • Respect

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1. celebrateverb

   Synonyms:
   praise, extol, laud, magnify, glorify, bless, commend, give praise to, make famous

2. celebrateverb

   Synonyms:
   commemorate, solemnize, honor, keep, observe, do honor to

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1. celebrateverb

   Synonyms:
   commemorate, solemnize, observe

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1. List of paraphrases for "celebrate":

   celebrating, commemorate, celebration, celebrations, solemnize, celebrates, mark, hold, celebrated, observe

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1. Craig Crawford:

   We're happy for this chance to be with all the candidates and their teams, a night to celebrate our party together, before the 'intramurals' get going.

2. Donald Trump:

   While reopening the government is long overdue, I will not celebrate a temporary reprieve to a politically motivated crisis that has left many federal employees in anguish over how to pay their bills, feed their families, and keep a roof over their heads.

3. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Celebrate every success, but don't forget to enjoy those scars of failures.

4. Sarah Trahern:

   Country Music Biggest Night will without a doubt live up to Country Music Biggest Night expectation this year, during an evening when we celebrate the best of the best in Country Music, we are thrilled to have two award-winning hosts at the helm ! I can not wait to see what Luke Bryan and Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning have up Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning sleeves, which I'm sure will be hilariously unpredictable and playfully energetic, just like the two of them.

5. Shah Asad Rizvi:

   Dance for today, tomorrow and the bygone, and when you do, celebrate the moment