DETRACTINGS Antonyms

• full of or giving praise

• the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

• furnishing support and encouragement

• capable of bearing a structural load

• the rise of something

• a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

• a lawyer who pleads cases in court

• push for something

• speak, plead, or argue in favor of

• be behind; approve of

• give support or one's approval to

• guarantee as meeting a certain standard

• sign as evidence of legal transfer

• increase the level of

• make better or more attractive

• praise, glorify, or honor

• praise, glorify, or honor

• contribute to the progress or growth of

• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

• make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

• be changed for a superior chess or checker piece

• change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent