thumbs-up

verb

To approve with a thumbs-up sign.

Opposite
thumbs-down
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Meanings

nounthumbs-up (plural thumbs-ups or thumbs-up)

plural thumbs-ups

  1. alternativeAlternative form of thumbs up.
verbthumbs-up (third-person singular simple present thumbs-ups, present participle thumbs-upping, simple past and past participle thumbs-upped)

present singular third person thumbs-ups · participle present thumbs-upping · participle past thumbs-upped · past thumbs-upped

  1. transitiveTo approve with a thumbs-up sign.

    He stood outside the dressing room and thumbs-upped or thumbs-downed each choice.

    2015, Anne Wagener, Borrow-A-Bridesmaid

    Antonyms: thumbs-down

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo approve with a thumbs-up sign.

Opposite
thumbs-down
Cite this entry
APA

thumbs-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbs-up

MLA

“thumbs-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbs-up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thumbs-up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbs-up.

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