All compliment synonyms
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C c verb compliment
- praise β the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- congratulate β If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them.
- applaud β When a group of people applaud, they clap their hands in order to show approval, for example when they have enjoyed a play or concert.
- commend β If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
- cajole β If you cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them for some time.
- toast β a salutation or a few words of congratulation, good wishes, appreciation, remembrance, etc., uttered immediately before drinking to a person, event, etc.
- satisfy β to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- glorify β to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- magnify β to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
- felicitate β to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.
- please β (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- hail β to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city.
- worship β reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
- soothe β to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- cheer β When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
- charm β Charm is the quality of being pleasant or attractive.
- celebrate β If you celebrate, you do something enjoyable because of a special occasion or to mark someone's success.
- recommend β to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- commemorate β To commemorate an important event or person means to remember them by means of a special action, ceremony, or specially-created object.
noun compliment
- admiration β Admiration is a feeling of great liking and respect for a person or thing.
- applause β Applause is the noise made by a group of people clapping their hands to show approval.
- commendation β the act or an instance of commending; praise
- homage β respect or reverence paid or rendered: In his speech he paid homage to Washington and Jefferson.
- ovation β an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.
- blessing β A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
- courtesy β Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others.
- adulation β Adulation is uncritical admiration and praise of someone or something.
- tribute β a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem.
- acclaim β If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.
- bouquet β A bouquet is a bunch of flowers which is attractively arranged.
- confirmation β the act of confirming
- sanction β authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- respects β a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
- veneration β the act of venerating.
- sentiment β an attitude toward something; regard; opinion.
- favor β something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- notice β an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
- regard β to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- acclamation β Acclamation is a noisy or enthusiastic expression of approval for someone or something.
- posy β a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- approval β If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
- congratulations β You say 'Congratulations' to someone in order to congratulate them on something nice that has happened to them or something good that they have done.
- appreciation β Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
- panegyric β a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- laud β to praise; extol.
- honor β honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- cajolery β persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing.
- orchid β any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers. Compare orchid family.
- comp β Comp is short for compensation.
- felicitation β an expression of good wishes; congratulation.