fillipnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈfɪl.ɪp/us/ˈfɪl.ɪp/something that causes a sudden improvement:
The athletics win provided a much-needed fillip to/for national pride.
The news gave the stock market a big fillip.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making things better
- a shot in the arm idiom
- add salt to sth idiom
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- heal
- mitigate
- mollify
- more
- palliate
- patch sth up
- redeem
- relieve
- salve
- spice sth up
- sting
- straighten
- straighten sb out
- streamline
- sugar-coated
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