Synonyms of promoting

promoting 1 of 2

adjective

as in nurturing

Related Words

• nurturing
• fostering
• encouraging
• facilitating
• forwarding
• furthering
• assisting
• smoothing
• easing
• aiding
• abetting

Dissimilar Words

• prophylactic
• preventive
• preventative
• precautionary
• deterrent
• neutralizing
• deterring
• negating
• nullifying

promoting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of promote

1

as in upgrading

to move higher in rank or position

the navy promoted her to captain for her record of outstanding performance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• upgrading
• elevating
• advancing
• raising
• improving
• furthering
• commissioning
• forwarding
• commending
• lifting
• boosting
• honoring
• celebrating
• uplifting
• kicking upstairs
• heightening
• praising
• extolling
• complimenting
• aggrandizing
• congratulating
• hailing
• applauding
• citing
• decorating
• lauding
• acclaiming
• ennobling
• saluting
• exalting
• eulogizing
• knighting
• glorifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reducing
• lowering
• degrading
• removing
• demoting
• downgrading
• dismissing
• overthrowing
• expelling
• impeaching
• ousting
• deposing
• unseating
• denouncing
• shaming
• condemning
• dishonoring
• disgracing
• abasing
• humiliating
• taking down
• dethroning
• demeaning
• mortifying
• humbling
• censuring
• unmaking
• damning
• reprobating

2

as in encouraging

to help the growth or development of

a campaign promoting good dental hygiene

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encouraging
• cultivating
• fostering
• nurturing
• advancing
• furthering
• assisting
• supporting
• advocating
• forwarding
• endorsing
• incubating
• upholding
• aiding
• nourishing
• funding
• financing
• nursing
• subsidizing
• championing
• backing
• advertising
• publicizing
• underwriting
• boosting
• abetting
• working (for)
• patronizing
• staking
• plugging
• endowing
• touting
• agitating (for)
• campaigning (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventing
• inhibiting
• hindering
• prohibiting
• discouraging
• banning
• forbidding
• opposing
• fighting
• combating
• proscribing
• outlawing
• enjoining
• countering
• frustrating
• barring
• interdicting
• battling
• suppressing
• contending (with)
• checking
• repressing
• stifling
• retarding
• subduing
• squashing
• arresting
• halting
• impeding
• obstructing
• interfering (with)
• squelching
• hobbling
• encumbering
• snuffing (out)
• shackling
• fettering
• manacling

3

as in growing

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care

spends all her time now promoting her new business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• growing
• cultivating
• producing
• raising
• planting
• harvesting
• tending
• cropping
• rearing
• propagating
• dressing
• breeding
• culturing
• sowing
• reaping
• sprouting
• gathering
• ripening
• rooting
• germinating
• quickening
• gleaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killing
• picking
• digging
• pulling (up)
• cutting
• plucking
• uprooting
• extirpating
• mowing
• haying

4

as in selling

to provide publicity for

promoting a new line of toys based on the popular movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selling
• publicizing
• announcing
• touting
• advertising
• hyping
• plugging
• boosting
• pushing
• pitching
• ballyhooing
• praising
• endorsing
• publishing
• reviewing
• merchandising
• talking up
• beating the drum (for)
• hailing
• recommending
• lauding
• broadcasting
• barking
• acclaiming
• plumping (for)
• plonking (for)
• plunking (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of promoting

Verb

Mudryk worked under De Zerbi at Shakhtar Donetsk, with the Italian promoting the winger from their reserve side after loan spells at Arsenal Kyiv and Desna Chernihiv. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Evidence is needed to build a case for or against the role of firelight in promoting rich, spoken language in our species. — Mike McRae 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

It initially was allowed onto the ballot, and its young supporters flooded social media with videos promoting the party. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

That puts the conference’s universities in an awkward—and potentially paradoxical—position of promoting a product that researchers within their academic departments have raised concerns about. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2026

The organization remains intentionally model-agnostic, selecting technologies based on each client's business requirements instead of promoting any single vendor. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

The plush foam midsole cradles your foot while promoting proper walking technique, and the mesh upper keeps your feet from overheating during long days of wear. — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

He is driven by promoting the country's varied and relatively unknown cuisine. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Center City Partners is a nonprofit focused on promoting the economic and social growth of Charlotte’s core, which includes uptown, midtown and South End. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026