rev

[rev] / rɛv /

VERB

accelerate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance expedite further hasten open up quicken spur step up stimulate

STRONG

drive dust forward gun hurry impel precipitate railroad roll tool

WEAK

fire up hammer on lay a patch lay rubber make tracks nail it peel rubber put on afterburners put pedal to metal rev up speed up step on the gas

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block cease check delay discourage halt hinder slow stop

STRONG

dissuade repress wait

WEAK

decelerate defer impede postpone retard slow down

VERB

institute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appoint come up with create enact establish inaugurate initiate install introduce launch organize set up

STRONG

bow commence constitute fix found induct invest open ordain originate pioneer settle start

WEAK

break in bring into being come out with make up open up set in motion usher in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

close conclude destroy end finish refuse ruin stop

STRONG

complete ignore unsettle

WEAK

cease halt prevent

Example Sentences

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But the signals so far suggest an IRS that’s scaling back high-end enforcement just as it was starting to rev it up.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Hollywood may simply be sitting out Cannes in 2026, only to rev back into action next year.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

“Let’s be respectful of the people who reside in those communities — don’t rev your engines, don’t do burnouts, try to show an element of decorum with this hobby,” he told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

By all means, raise money, rev up turnout and recruit top candidates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

I hear Dad rev the car a few times and then open the front door.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

rev

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