Antonyms for rallied


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ral-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræl i


Definition of rallied

Origin :
  • "bring together," c.1600, from French rallier, from Old French ralier "reassemble, unite again," from re- "again" (see re-) + alier "unite" (see ally (v.)). Intransitive meaning "pull together hastily, recover order, revive, rouse" is from 1660s. Related: Rallied; rallying. Rally round the flag (1862) is a line from popular American Civil War song "Battle Cry of Freedom."
  • verb reorganize, unite
  • verb revive; take a turn for the better
Example sentences :
  • These two have rallied their host upon his modishly trimmed side-whiskers.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • But Mr. Gladstone rallied again, and Wednesday morning he was still living.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • Gen. Marion had rallied a troop there, and checked the pursuit.
  • Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
  • Wilson was breathing quietly: his color was coming up, as he rallied from the shock.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • I rallied L—— the other day upon his having no eyes or ears but for his wife.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • But his weakness had been for an instant only, and he rallied laughingly.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
  • I have often heard him rallied about this anecdote, and have often laughed at it.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, Complete » by Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
  • Finally she rallied, only for us to discover that we had lost her—her brain was a wreck.
  • Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd
  • Thrice at a crisis I pawned my watch, and thrice I rallied and rescued it.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • But he only rallied her and laughed again, and prophesied joy on the morrow.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for rallied

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