Synonyms of rallied

rallied 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of rally

1

as in mobilized

to assemble and make ready for action

rallied the Red Cross workers to deal with the devastating earthquake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mobilized
• organized
• summoned
• marshaled
• mustered
• ordered
• arranged
• activated
• grouped
• convened
• called (up)
• lined up
• collected
• rounded up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disrupted
• dismissed
• demobilized
• disturbed
• disordered
• disorganized
• demobbed
• dissolved
• deactivated
• disbanded
• split (up)
• broke up
• disarranged

2

as in recovered

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

• recovered
• improved
• healed
• gained
• recuperated
• recouped
• came back
• convalesced
• snapped back
• pulled round
• revived
• survived
• came to
• mended
• came round
• came around
• recruited
• cheered (up)
• picked up
• perked (up)
• pulled through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• came down
• failed
• declined
• weakened
• sank
• faded
• deteriorated
• worsened
• sickened
• degenerated
• wasted (away)
• ailed
• withered
• languished
• wilted
• regressed
• relapsed

3

as in rebounded

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

• recovered
• rebounded
• revived
• bounced (back)
• came back
• snapped back
• made a comeback
• revitalized
• reanimated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• declined
• worsened

rallied

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of rally

as in teased

to make fun of in a good-natured way

his friends rallied him for missing an easy putt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teased
• kidded
• joked
• roasted
• razzed
• rode
• ribbed
• chaffed
• bantered
• jived
• joshed
• goofed on
• took the mickey out of
• strung along
• fooled
• wisecracked
• funned
• jested
• quipped
• jollied
• japed
• gagged
• yukked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rallied

Verb

Trick and Baron went back-and-forth on the apron with right hands as fans rallied behind Trick Williams. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

The Los Angeles Queens rallied for a 10-8 victory over the New York Heights, but perhaps the most exciting moment of the night came during the ceremonial pitch. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026

The second-year midfielder scored her first NWSL goal and added her second career assist as Bay FC (5-9-3, 18 points) rallied from an early 2-0 hole. — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026

Sal Stewart hit a two-run homer, had four RBIs, and scored the winning run as the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on Friday night. — CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Ezekiel Alladoh scored the winner in the 97th minute, one minute after Neil Pierre equalized the match, as the Philadelphia Union rallied from two goals down to beat Atlanta United 3-2 on Saturday in stoppage time. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Outside, a group rallied for the second consecutive game in support of Cunningham and her recent comments about transgender athletes. — Anne M. Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Juan Hernandez rallied Old Pal in the stretch, but came up a head shot. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Unfortunately for bulls it's been tough to get two big-tech winners at once this earnings soon — last week Alphabet and Tesla fell together, and last night Microsoft rallied while Meta fell. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 30 July 2026