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parlay

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Synonyms & Antonyms of parlay

to use or develop (something) to get something else that has greater value

He hoped to parlay his basketball skills into a college scholarship.

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for parlay

follow up

accelerate,
add (to),
aggrandize,
amplify,
augment,
boost,
build up,
compound,
enlarge,
escalate,
expand,
extend,
hype,
increase,
multiply,
pump up,
raise,
swell,
stoke,
supersize,
up

boom,
jump,
skyrocket,
spike

bump (up),
ratchet (up)
also rachet (up)

blow up,
dilate,
distend,
inflate

draw out,
elongate,
flesh (out),
lengthen,
prolong,
protract,
stretch

develop,
enhance,
heighten,
intensify,
magnify

complement,
supplement

beef (up),
reinforce
(also reenforce),
strengthen

maximize

accumulate,
amass,
collect

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for parlay

abbreviate,
abridge,
curtail,
shorten

compress,
condense,
constrict,
contract

cut back,
retrench

abate,
decrease,
de-escalate,
diminish,
downsize,
dwindle,
lessen,
lower,
minify,
reduce,
subtract (from)

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“Parlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlay. Accessed 4 Oct. 2022.

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