celebrates

VERB

commemorate occasion, achievement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

honor laud observe perform praise proclaim revere

STRONG

bless carouse commend consecrate dedicate eulogize exalt extol feast fete glorify hallow jubilate keep lionize memorialize party publicize rejoice revel ritualize signalize solemnize

WEAK

beat the drum blow off steam ceremonialize drink to have a ball kick up one's heels let loose live it up make merry make whoopee mark with a red letter paint the town red raise hell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blame denounce reproach

STRONG

be sad castigate condemn criticize debase deny disapprove humiliate refuse

WEAK

disregard forget ignore neglect overlook

Example Sentences

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Mexicans near the U.S. border often fill up their gas tanks in El Paso and Brownsville in Texas to take advantage of cheaper rates there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Until now, providers have offered incentives, such as cheaper rates, for customers in Britain to shift their electricity use outside of peak times.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Another option provides cheaper rates, but many spaces would be reserved for monthly permits.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

The album was recorded after-hours to take advantage of cheaper rates and produced by the late, legendary producer Spot.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023

To them our supremacy would be an unmixed blessing; their products would reach the coast untaxed, and they would obtain all European goods at vastly cheaper rates.

From Among Malay Pirates : a Tale of Adventure and Peril by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)