Synonyms of rallying

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noun

ˈra-lē-iŋ 

as in mobilization

an act of gathering forces together to renew or attempt an effort

the rallying of students to support our petition for better bus service was made a lot easier by this morning's subzero temperatures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mobilization
• rally
• marshaling
• call to arms
• summons
• convening
• call
• convocation
• muster
• mustering
• call-up

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adjective

as in joking

marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing

he took his friends' rallying remarks about his girlfriend good-naturedly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joking
• razzing
• mocking
• bantering
• fooling
• sarcastic
• quizzical
• kidding
• chaffing
• ribbing
• ridiculing
• jesting
• funning
• joshing
• taunting
• jeering
• baiting
• heckling
• derisive
• bandying
• deriding
• needling
• derisory
• hassling
• scornful
• quipping
• contemptuous
• disdainful

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verb (1)

present participle of rally

1

as in mobilizing

to assemble and make ready for action

rallied the Red Cross workers to deal with the devastating earthquake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mobilizing
• organizing
• summoning
• marshaling
• arranging
• ordering
• mustering
• activating
• grouping
• convening
• calling (up)
• lining up
• collecting
• rounding up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disrupting
• demobilizing
• dismissing
• disturbing
• disorganizing
• demobbing
• disordering
• disarranging
• dissolving
• deactivating
• splitting (up)
• disbanding
• breaking up

2

as in recovering

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

• recovering
• improving
• healing
• gaining
• recuperating
• recouping
• convalescing
• coming back
• reviving
• pulling round
• surviving
• mending
• snapping back
• coming to
• recruiting
• coming around
• coming round
• cheering (up)
• picking up
• perking (up)
• pulling through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsing
• ailing
• coming down
• declining
• failing
• weakening
• deteriorating
• sinking
• fading
• worsening
• languishing
• sickening
• wasting (away)
• degenerating
• withering
• wilting
• relapsing
• regressing

3

as in rebounding

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

• recovering
• rebounding
• reviving
• bouncing (back)
• coming back
• making a comeback
• revitalizing
• snapping back
• reanimating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failing
• declining
• worsening

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verb (2)

present participle of rally

as in teasing

to make fun of in a good-natured way

his friends rallied him for missing an easy putt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teasing
• kidding
• joking
• razzing
• riding
• roasting
• ribbing
• chaffing
• jiving
• bantering
• goofing on
• joshing
• taking the mickey out of
• fooling
• funning
• jollying
• wisecracking
• stringing along
• jesting
• quipping
• yukking
• gagging
• japing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rallying

Noun

That changed when Dominique Dillon, a FOX13 Memphis morning anchor and mother of two young girls, briefly nodded off during a live broadcast and turned it into a viral rallying cry for tired moms everywhere. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026

What this means is open to interpretation, but it is wielded here primarily as a slogan of battlefield aggression—a rallying cry for soldiers who have been trained to abandon their fears, push bravely onward, and embrace a glorious death. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

Adjective

And, unlike most other countries in wartime that have been attacked, there was no rallying effect for the government after October 7th. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026

Verb

Withey played a pivotal role in his team rallying from a 45-31 halftime deficit. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026

The Fort Worth community is rallying behind a beloved owner of Belenty’s Love restaurant, raising money for him after a life-changing accident. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2026