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palm

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of palm

an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent

the judges' decision was unanimous: the palm would go to the pianist who had played an early piece by Chopin

Synonyms of palm

triumph, victory, win

Words Related to palm

capture, conquest, mastery, subjugation, vanquishing

blowout, landslide, laugher, romp, runaway, shutout, sweep, walkaway, walkover

Near Antonyms of palm

collapse, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, failure, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, washout

decline, slip, slump, wane

Antonyms of palm

beating, defeat, drubbing, licking, loss, overthrow, rout, shellacking, trimming, whipping

palm

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of palm

to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable

another low-rent company trying to palm cheesy merchandise upon mail-order customers

Synonyms of palm

fob off, foist, palm off, pass off, wish

Words Related to palm

entail, force, impose, inflict

counterfeit, fake, forge

distort, falsify, misrepresent

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