Synonyms and antonyms of To promote or demote someone in American Thesaurus

advancement (noun)

formal progress in your career

aggrandise ()

a British spelling of aggrandize

aggrandize (verb)

formal to increase the power or importance of someone or something when this is not deserved or reasonable

aggrandizement (noun)

formal an increase in power or importance that is not deserved or reasonable

be kicked upstairs ()

to be given a job or position that seems more important but has less power

bump up (American)

American to move someone to a better position or job

catapult (verb)

to suddenly put someone into an important position

demote (verb)

to give someone a lower rank or a less important job

demote (verb)

to give something a less important position

divest (verb)

formal to take away someone’s power, rights, or authority

downgrade (verb)

to move someone to a job that is less important and has less pay, or to change a job so that it is less important and has less pay

elevate (verb)

formal to give someone a more important job or position

elevation (noun)

the act of giving someone higher status or a more important position

exalt (verb)

formal if someone is exalted to a more important position or status, it is given to them

exaltation (noun)

formal the act of giving someone a more important position or status

pass over ()

to not give someone a better job, choosing instead someone who is younger or has less experience

the Peter Principle (noun)

the idea that people are given more and more important jobs until they reach a level within an organization at which they are no longer capable of dealing with the work

pluck someone from obscurity ()

to give a person who is not well known an important job or position so that they suddenly become famous

preferment (noun)

formal the process of giving someone a more important job or position

promote (verb)

to move someone to a job at a higher level

promotion (noun)

a move to a higher level in a company, institution, or sport

put forward ()

to officially suggest that someone should be considered for a particular job or position

redeploy (verb)

formal to move someone or something to a different place or a different job

relegate (verb)

to move someone or something to a less important position

topple (verb)

to make someone in authority lose their power

vault (verb)

mainly journalism to suddenly put someone in a successful or important position