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Noun
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An expression of praise or admiration
praise
acclaim
acclamation
flattery
accolade
plaudit
recognition
acknowledgementUK
acknowledgmentUS
appreciation
commendation
courtesy
endorsement
homage
respect
sentiment
tribute
adoration
bouquet
encomium
exaltation
extolment
honorUS
honourUK
testimonial
veneration
admiration
adulation
approbation
approval
blandishment
blarney
cajolery
eulogium
eulogy
glorification
kudo
laudation
ovation
panegyric
sanction
flattering remark
good word
mark of respect
pat on the back
buttering up
honeyed word
rave review
strong praise
trade last
warm fuzzy
more ❯
“Melvin told Helen that she made him a better man, which was perhaps the best compliment she had received in her life.”
Noun
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(usually used in plural form "compliments") Congratulations or praise
congratulations
appreciation
commendations
praise
respects
salutations
thanks
kudos
honorUS
acclaim
honourUK
salutes
applause
commendation
acclamation
ovation
felicitations
accolade
cheers
approval
approbation
admiration
plaudits
tribute
testimonial
encomium
greetings
adulation
laurels
eulogy
more ❯
“The duck à l'orange is divine. Please give my compliments to the chef!”
Noun
▲
(usually used in plural form "compliments") Formal greetings
greetings
regards
respects
best regards
best wishes
blessings
felicitations
kind regards
love
best
good wishes
kindest regards
kind wishes
salutations
courtesies
devoirs
remembrances
compliments of the season
congratulations
compliments
commendations
greeting
felicitation
commendation
regard
deference
respect
“Please send my compliments to your dear grandmother when you see her.”
Noun
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A gift
present
gift
offering
gifting
grant
giveaway
benefaction
benevolence
bequest
bestowal
bonus
charity
conferment
contribution
donation
favourUK
freebie
goodie
gratuity
largess
legacy
lump
perk
perquisite
pourboire
premium
presentation
prezzie
settlement
stake
subsidy
sweetener
tip
favorUS
handout
alms
baksheesh
comp
donative
dowry
fairing
freebee
handsel
lagniappe
largesse
write-off
boon
bounty
endowment
hand-out
more ❯
Noun
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(usually used in plural form "attentions") An act of civility or courtesy, especially in courtship
attention
courtesy
civility
deference
flattery
politeness
blandishment
chivalry
cordiality
gallantry
geniality
graciousness
ingratiation
overture
respect
reverence
veneration
approach
attentiveness
comity
courteousness
courtliness
gallantness
generosity
gentility
kindness
pleasantry
proposition
suggestion
urbanity
amenity
courting
courtship
formality
gesture
good manners
pass
suit
wooing
polite remark
remark
comment
observation
banality
casual remark
passing comment
Noun
▲
A word or phrase expressing love or affection
kind word
blandishment
endearment
flattery
loving word
sweet nothing
sweet talk
soft words
affectionate utterance
hypocorism
pet name
hypocoristic
sweet nothings
affectionate name
affectionate talk
sweet words
term of affection
term of endearment
Noun
▲
A feeling of privilege or pleasure from doing something
honourUK
honorUS
privilege
delight
pleasure
boon
credit
favorUS
favourUK
joy
pride
satisfaction
treat
relish
apanage
appanage
concession
source of satisfaction
source of pleasure
source of pride
benefit
blessing
godsend
advantage
help
windfall
aid
bonus
gain
asset
right
franchise
licence
permit
authorizationUS
warrant
entitlement
indulgence
prerogative
concern
enterprise
authorisationUK
business
refreshment stand
more ❯
Verb
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To express a favorable opinion of something
praise
commend
admire
appreciate
endorse
flatter
laud
acclaim
aggrandize
extol
honourUK
tout
adore
applaud
celebrate
eulogiseUK
eulogizeUS
glorify
hail
honorUS
recommend
revere
venerate
ballyhoo
commemorate
congratulate
emblazon
felicitate
panegyrize
salute
approve of
heap praise on
pay homage to
pay tribute to
rave about
rave over
speak highly of
speak well of
toast
express admiration for
make much of
pat on the back
pay respects
say nice things about
sing the praises of
take one's hat off to
throw bouquets at
wax lyrical about
big something up
big up
crack someone up
crack something up
cry someone up
cry something up
give bouquet
hand it to
kudize
sing praises of
take off hat to
immortalizeUS
solemnizeUS
enshrine
elevate
immortaliseUK
canonizeUS
mark
deify
canoniseUK
solemniseUK
promote
remember
signalizeUS
raise
signaliseUK
enthrone
ensky
apotheosize
set apart
give recognition to
advance
dedicate
keep alive the memory of
augment
beatify
ratify
back
validate
give thanks to
approbate
characterizeUS
individualizeUS
drink to
differentiate
discriminate
singularize
formalizeUS
perpetuate
hero-worship
formaliseUK
thank
feast
pledge
entertain
ordain
upgrade
publicizeUS
enhance
be grateful for
show gratitude to
treat
greet
lift up
adorn
prefer
reward
individualiseUK
characteriseUK
anoint
accept
increase
consecrate
sound the praises of
publiciseUK
sacralize
espouse
halo
transfigure
intensify
pay tribute
hike
make holy
champion
lift
urge
advise
adopt
okay
wine and dine
put up
care for
look on with favor
vouch for
be in favor of
receive favorably
rubber-stamp
lobby for
flash on
stand up for
roll out the red carpet
regard highly
receive gladly
OK
think well of
subscribe to
press for
improve the status of
give the nod to
take a shine to
argue for
make sacred
be on one's side
take to
buck for
thumbs up
campaign for
tilt toward
give a higher rank
take a liking to
dedicate to God
express admiration of
reinforce
enact
eternalize
celebritize
eternize
preserve
monument
fancy
publish
trumpet
festival
holiday
perform
mob
love
glamorizeUS
pay one's respects to
make famous
romanticizeUS
idealizeUS
pray to
make immortal
notice
add dignity to
glamourize
glamour up
bestow honour on
frock
devote
hold in awe
set on pedestal
set on a pedestal
bow down to
add distinction to
heroize
drink a toast to
like
ceremonialize
illuminate
give praise to
mythify
cherish
lay hands on
behallow
spare a thought for
romanticiseUK
glamoriseUK
add lustre to
idealiseUK
whistle
sing praises to
offer prayers to
hold reception for
hold
show respect
make a fuss of
make a fuss over
improve the standing of
favouriteUK
favoriteUS
drink to the health of
drink the health of
take part in
be present at
participate in
partake in
exaggerate
shout for
certify
holler for
yell
shout
enlarge
inflate
enrich
sublimate
further
officiate at
make official
improve
appoint
hoist
amplify
empower
move up the ladder
kick upstairs
give promotion
give advancement to
improve the position of
raise high
step up
move up
give advancement
be thankful for
have appreciation for
attach importance to
bring the house down
rise to
salute someone for
toast someone for
thank someone for
give thanks for
express gratitude for
pay tribute to someone for
put the seal of approval on
be acquainted with
officially approve
be on familiar terms with
accept as valid
be familiar with
sound off for
jack up
hike up
jump
brag
parlay
beef up
boast
overvalue
heighten
overstate
offer
pray for
sprinkle
invoke benefits
devote to God
sign
absolve
invoke happiness on
cross
offer benediction
baptiseUK
pronounce holy
sacrifice
invoke happiness
baptizeUS
party
jubilate
fête
wassail
kill the fatted calf for someone
bring out the red carpet for someone
hold a reception for someone
address
get drunk
live it up
let loose
raise one's glass to
clink glasses
make merry
laureate
plume
accost
be in favour of
kiss
salaam
pin medal on
confer an award on
give a medal to
pin a medal on
mention in dispatches
confer an honour on
mihi
snap to attention
present arms
doff your cap to
speak
pay homage
take hat off to
bow
wave to
receive
nod
wave
gesture
make obeisance to
call to
pay your respects to
more ❯
“Many people would compliment Joyce's quirky dress that she wore to the event.”
Verb
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To flatter
flatter
adulate
charm
fawn over
glorify
gush over
praise
puff up
smooth-talk
sweet-talk
worship
bootlick
brownnose
butter up to
elevate
humourUK
humorUS
revere
wheedle
brown-nose
build up
butter up
cajole
exalt
lay it on thick
overpraise
put on a pedestal
soothe
stroke one's ego
suck up to
compliment excessively
fall all over
fawn upon
ingratiate oneself with
kiss feet
play up to
roose
rub the right way
spread it on
work over
eulogizeUS
be sycophantic to
kowtow
be obsequious to
kowtow to
be servile to
curry favour withUK
fuss
truckle
truckle to
toady to
apple-polish
grovel before
cringe before
dance attendance on
praise to excess
stoop
suck up
cotton
make up to
curry favor withUS
crawl
woo
fall over oneself for
kneel
slaver
creep
curry favourUK
debase
abase
eulogiseUK
defer
submit
smarm around
bow
crouch
scrape
cringe
yield
cower
abase oneself before
invite
pander
praise to the skies
smoodge to
sing the praises of
bow and scrape before
lick boots
curry favorUS
pay court
be obsequious
be servile
honey up
buddy up
cave in to
lay it on
rub up the right way
fall on one's knees
be at beck and call
more ❯
“He would compliment her endlessly for the duration of their date together.”
Verb
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To address or meet with expressions of friendliness or welcome
greet
hail
salute
address
halloo
accost
approach
attend
bow
curtsy
embrace
flag
herald
highball
high-five
nod
nod to
recogniseUK
recognizeUS
reply
salaam
shoulder
stop
wave to
call to
exchange greetings
move to
pay respects
say hello
say hi
shake hands
speak to
whistle for
acknowledge the presence of
extend one's hand
say hello to
tip one's hat
tip your hat to
make the acquaintance of
roll out the red carpet
more ❯
Verb
▲
Be certain, recommend
swear by
advocate
back
endorse
plug
praise
suggest
trust
bank on
be certain
believe in
count on
depend on
rely on
stand by
vouch for
be satisfied with
depend on it
have faith in
speak highly of
speak well of
think highly of
put your faith in
go on the record for
put in a good word
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