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lap up

VERB
accept
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge admit adopt affirm approve assume buy comply recognize sign undertake
STRONG
accede acquiesce assent avow bear okay
WEAK
agree to check out concur with cooperate with give stamp of approval give the go-ahead give the green light give the nod go for rubber-stamp set store by sign off on take on take one up on thumbs-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny disapprove oppose refuse reject repudiate
STRONG
condemn disagree dissent protest
WEAK
blackball decline demur disallow discard dispute renounce
VERB
approve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept advocate agree authorize back certify confirm endorse establish license okay permit push for ratify recommend sanction sign support uphold
STRONG
accede accredit acquiesce affirm assent bless boost buy charter concur consent dig empower encourage groove maintain mandate pronounce seal second validate
WEAK
buy into get behind give go-ahead go along with hats off to make law make valid sign off on stump for subscribe to thumbs-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
contradict decline deny destroy disagree disallow disapprove discourage disprove dispute dissuade invalidate oppose protest refuse reject renounce repudiate veto
STRONG
condemn differ dissent object
VERB
believe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept admit conclude consider have hold regard suppose think trust understand
STRONG
accredit affirm buy conceive credit deem posit postulate presuppose swallow
WEAK
attach weight to be certain of be convinced of be credulous be of the opinion count on fall for give credence to have faith in have no doubt keep the faith place confidence in presume true reckon on rest assured swear by take as gospel take at one's word take for granted take it
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon deny disbelieve discard dismiss dispute disregard exclude forget ignore neglect refuse reject
WEAK
distrust
VERB
condone
Synonyms
STRONGEST
excuse forget forgive ignore wink at
STRONG
buy disregard okay overlook pardon remit
WEAK
give green light go along with let it come let it go by let pass look the other way nod at pass over
Antonyms
STRONG
attend deny refuse regard respect veto
WEAK
censure condemn forbid not allow prevent
VERB
confirm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affirm approve back certify corroborate endorse establish explain sign substantiate support uphold verify
STRONG
attest authenticate bless buy check circumstantiate debunk double-check justify okay sanction settle subscribe underpin vouch warrant witness
WEAK
bear out check out give green light give high sign give stamp of approval give the go-ahead give the nod make good make sure rubber-stamp sign off on size up thumbs-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
confuse contradict deny disallow disapprove discredit disprove invalidate oppose refuse reject
STRONG
disagree refute veto
WEAK
annul cancel destroy repudiate void
VERB
hold
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buy maintain
STRONG
assume aver consider credit deem entertain esteem feel judge okay presume reckon regard sense think view
WEAK
bet bottom dollar cross one's heart have hunch have sneaking suspicion lay money on set store by swear by swear up and down take as gospel truth take stock in
Antonyms
STRONG
disbelieve disregard forget ignore leave mistrust neglect refuse reject
WEAK
abandon cancel cease desert drop forsake halt let go quit release stop
VERB
revel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bask rejoice
STRONG
carouse crow delight enjoy frolic gloat indulge lark luxuriate relish riot roister roll rollick savor thrive wallow
WEAK
blow off steam carry on cut loose fool around go on a spree kick up heels kid around let go let loose live it up make merry paint the town run around step out whoop it up
Antonyms
STRONG
be sad disappoint dislike distress hate
VERB
roister
Synonyms
STRONG
bask carouse crow delight enjoy frolic gloat indulge lark luxuriate rejoice relish riot roll rollick savor thrive wallow
WEAK
blow off steam carry on cut loose fool around go on a spree kick over the traces kick up heels kick up one's heels kid around let go let loose live it up make merry make whoopee paint the town paint the town red run around step out whoop it up
Antonyms
STRONG
be sad disappoint dislike distress hate

Example Sentences

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It’s the perfect place for Allen to lap up the last of the warm weather when he returns to Buffalo for preseason training camp, which kicks off on July 24.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

Journalists often lap up these headline-grabbing moments, with no shortage of people across Birmingham willing to stand up for their beloved city and community.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

It’s boorish and grating, assuming its audience will lap up whatever tasteless parody it puts out for them just because it aligns with popular films that share its basic themes.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025

Ocean water is able to seep beneath ice shelves and lap up against the edge of the glacier at the grounding line, melting the ice from the bottom up.

From Scientific American • Feb. 16, 2023

But she held it in where it could lap up into her eyes.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison