All pat on the back synonyms
pat on the back
P p verb pat on the back
- make much of β great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- encourage β Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
- laud β to praise; extol.
- hand it to β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- congratulate β If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them.
- hymned β Simple past tense and past participle of hymn.
- hymning β Present participle of hymn.
- gold star β a gold-colored star displayed, as on a service flag, to indicate that a member of one's family, organization, or the like, was killed in war as a member of the armed forces.
- commend β If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
- cry up β to praise highly; extol
- get behind β support: a cause, etc.
- give a leg up β to help to mount
noun pat on the back
- brownie points β a credit toward advancement or good standing gained especially by currying favor.
- approval β If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
- comp β Comp is short for compensation.
- kudo β honor; glory; acclaim: No greater kudo could have been bestowed.
- laudation β an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
- kudos β plural of kudo.
- bravo β Some people say 'bravo' to express appreciation when someone has done something well.
- compliment β A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- cajolery β persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing.
- felicitation β an expression of good wishes; congratulation.
- orchid β any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers. Compare orchid family.
- felicitations β an expression of good wishes; congratulation.
- credit β If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them.
- commendation β the act or an instance of commending; praise
- good word β Used other than as an idiom: see good,β word.
- acclaim β If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.
- magnification β the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified.