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promotion

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of promotion

a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position

after 10 years at the company he was rewarded with a promotion to vice president

Synonyms of promotion

advancement, ascent, creation, elevation, preference, preferment, rise, upgrade, upgrading

Words Related to promotion

aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, magnification

Near Antonyms of promotion

deposition, dethronement, discharge, dismissal, expulsion, impeachment, ouster, overthrow, removal, suspension, unmaking, unseating

Antonyms of promotion

abasement, comedown, degradation, demotion, disrating, downgrade, reduction

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