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rooting (for)

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present participle of root (for)

Synonyms & Antonyms of rooting (for)

as in supporting, approving

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for rooting (for)

approving,
commending,
endorsing
(also indorsing),
favoring,
recommending,
supporting

ballyhooing

celebrating,
emblazoning,
eulogizing,
extolling,
glorifying,
magnifying,
singing

bravoing,
clapping,
rising (to)

adulating,
belauding,
flattering,
overpraising

acclaiming,
accrediting,
applauding,
cheering,
cracking up,
hailing,
lauding,
praising,
saluting,
touting

deifying,
idolizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for rooting (for)

knocking,
panning,
slamming

belittling,
discommending,
disparaging,
putting down

blaming,
censuring,
reprehending,
reprobating

admonishing,
chiding,
criticizing,
rebuking,
reprimanding,
reproaching,
reproving

castigating,
excoriating,
keelhauling,
lambasting,
skewering,
slagging
[chiefly British],
vilifying

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