Synonyms of kicking upstairs

kicking upstairs

phrase

present participle of kick upstairs

as in promoting

to move higher in rank or position

After years of hard work she was kicked upstairs to an executive role.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promoting
• upgrading
• elevating
• advancing
• improving
• raising
• lifting
• forwarding
• furthering
• decorating
• uplifting
• boosting
• heightening
• commissioning
• celebrating
• citing
• ennobling
• honoring
• complimenting
• congratulating
• applauding
• commending
• praising
• saluting
• aggrandizing
• hailing
• extolling
• exalting
• lauding
• knighting
• glorifying
• acclaiming
• eulogizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reducing
• lowering
• degrading
• downgrading
• removing
• dismissing
• taking down
• demoting
• impeaching
• overthrowing
• expelling
• ousting
• deposing
• unseating
• humiliating
• unmaking
• demeaning
• shaming
• abasing
• humbling
• mortifying
• dishonoring
• disgracing
• denouncing
• dethroning
• condemning
• damning
• censuring
• reprobating