Root for
Root for verb - Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.
Rally round and root for are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rally round" instead a verb "Root for".
Rally round
Root for and rally round are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Root for" instead a verb "Rally round".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- champion and root for
- champion and rally round
- advocate and root for
- advocate and rally round
- approve and root for
- approve and rally round
- countenance and root for
- countenance and rally round
- encourage and root for
- encourage and rally round
- aid and root for
- aid and rally round
- cheer and root for
- cheer and rally round
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Rally round and Root for. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/root_for/rally_round
Root for & Rally round. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/root_for/rally_round>.
Rally round or Root for. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/root_for/rally_round.
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