Synonyms of saluting

saluting

verb

present participle of salute

as in applauding

to declare enthusiastic approval of

I salute the idea of healthier lunch options for our students

Synonyms & Similar Words

• applauding
• praising
• hailing
• acclaiming
• commending
• cheering
• lauding
• touting
• endorsing
• clapping
• accrediting
• celebrating
• cracking up
• approving
• rising (to)
• doffing one's hat to
• recommending
• eulogizing
• extolling
• favoring
• singing
• ballyhooing
• supporting
• emblazoning
• idolizing
• glorifying
• bravoing
• rooting (for)
• deifying
• flattering
• magnifying
• adulating
• belauding
• overpraising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knocking
• slamming
• panning
• disparaging
• blaming
• belittling
• criticizing
• putting down
• admonishing
• censuring
• chiding
• rebuking
• reprimanding
• reprobating
• reproaching
• reproving
• castigating
• discommending
• vilifying
• excoriating
• lambasting
• reprehending
• skewering
• slagging
• keelhauling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of saluting

The Republican president had courted the Religious Right, even saluting PTL during a convention of televangelists. — Tim Funk, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Many speakers, including former Sparks coach Michael Cooper and Lakers legend Magic Johnson, noted Leslie’s accomplishments while also saluting her as a kind person. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Later that year, despite federal and diplomatic pressure, the mayor insisted on having an Israeli military contingent march in the ticker tape parade saluting the troops of Operation Desert Storm up Broadway’s Canyon of Heroes. — Herbert Block, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026

Before saluting the judges, Rivera embraced her coach Anna Liukin for a long-winded hug. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Following Wednesday's funeral service, firefighters and residents lined roadways and overpasses, many saluting as police vehicles escorted a procession of five white hearses. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Somewhere in the heated mist hovered the howls of Albert Ayler and the clarion call of his brother Donald’s trumpet, followed by the Ornette Coleman Quartet, saluting him with joyous cacophony. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026

But his brief remarks saluting the fallen soldiers were quickly followed by his usual blustery insistence that the war was going well. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Videos shared by the Grand Junction Fire Department (GJFD) showed the crowd saluting as a vehicle with Dale’s body passed by. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026