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

The 18-year-old rallied from fourth place and a seven-tenths deficit to secure the victory on Sunday, joining an elite group of athletes like Simone Biles with back-to-back all-around wins. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Cliven Bundy, the family patriarch, rallied hundreds of supporters to block the roundup of his cattle, sparking a days long armed standoff between law enforcement and the Bundy group near the town of Bunkerville, outside of Las Vegas. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Max Muncy hit a tiebreaking RBI double off the Green Monster against closer Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning and the Athletics rallied past the Boston Red Sox 4-3 for their first series win after losing 12 straight. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

The Stoxx 600 has rallied 11% this year, with regional benchmarks including the German DAX, French CAC 40 and Italian FTSE MIB hitting all-time peaks. — Sagarika Jaisinghani, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

Over the past few months, the group has organized neighborhood meetings, created a Facebook page and website and rallied residents to contact officials at the city and Ada County Highway District. — Rose Evans august 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026

Many of Fauci’s allies in the scientific community rallied to his defense. — Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Democrats have rallied to take action against the center, and on Friday, state Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced the start of a civil rights investigation into Delaney Hall. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026

SpaceX is up 10% in early trading Friday, and after four straight weekly declines has rallied about 17% in the past five trading days. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026