Synonyms of rallying

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noun

ˈra-lē-iŋ 

as in mobilization

an act of gathering forces together to renew or attempt an effort

the rallying of students to support our petition for better bus service was made a lot easier by this morning's subzero temperatures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mobilization
• rally
• marshaling
• call to arms
• summons
• convening
• call
• convocation
• muster
• mustering
• call-up

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adjective

as in joking

marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing

he took his friends' rallying remarks about his girlfriend good-naturedly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joking
• razzing
• mocking
• bantering
• fooling
• sarcastic
• quizzical
• kidding
• chaffing
• ribbing
• ridiculing
• jesting
• funning
• joshing
• taunting
• jeering
• baiting
• heckling
• derisive
• bandying
• deriding
• needling
• derisory
• hassling
• scornful
• quipping
• contemptuous
• disdainful

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verb (1)

present participle of rally

1

as in mobilizing

to assemble and make ready for action

rallied the Red Cross workers to deal with the devastating earthquake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mobilizing
• organizing
• summoning
• marshaling
• arranging
• ordering
• mustering
• activating
• grouping
• convening
• calling (up)
• lining up
• collecting
• rounding up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disrupting
• demobilizing
• dismissing
• disturbing
• disorganizing
• demobbing
• disordering
• disarranging
• dissolving
• deactivating
• splitting (up)
• disbanding
• breaking up

2

as in recovering

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness

despite the best care that medicine could provide, the elderly woman never really rallied from her fractured hip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovering
• improving
• healing
• gaining
• recuperating
• recouping
• convalescing
• coming back
• reviving
• pulling round
• surviving
• mending
• snapping back
• coming to
• recruiting
• coming around
• coming round
• cheering (up)
• picking up
• perking (up)
• pulling through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsing
• ailing
• coming down
• declining
• failing
• weakening
• deteriorating
• sinking
• fading
• worsening
• languishing
• sickening
• wasting (away)
• degenerating
• withering
• wilting
• relapsing
• regressing

3

as in rebounding

to regain a former or normal state

after wavering a moment on the balance beam, she quickly rallied and finished with a fine dismount

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovering
• rebounding
• reviving
• bouncing (back)
• coming back
• making a comeback
• revitalizing
• snapping back
• reanimating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failing
• declining
• worsening

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verb (2)

present participle of rally

as in teasing

to make fun of in a good-natured way

his friends rallied him for missing an easy putt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teasing
• kidding
• joking
• razzing
• riding
• roasting
• ribbing
• chaffing
• jiving
• bantering
• goofing on
• joshing
• taking the mickey out of
• fooling
• funning
• jollying
• wisecracking
• stringing along
• jesting
• quipping
• yukking
• gagging
• japing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rallying

Noun

Gold and silver had a record-shattering 2025, with the price of gold surging 65% and silver rallying as much as 150%. —Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Flag waving, immigration restriction, and culture-war rallying cries can shore up the MAGA-tech coalition, but more will be needed to achieve lasting success. —Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026

Verb

On the Peninsula, hundreds more students walked through downtown San Mateo around noon, rallying in San Mateo Central Park and prompting a traffic advisory from local officials. —Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026

Mikal Bridges scored 19 of his 30 points in the third quarter, Karl-Anthony Towns had a season-high 22 rebounds and the New York Knicks extended their winning streak to four, rallying past the Toronto Raptors 119-92 on Wednesday night. —CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026