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compliments

NOUN
blarney
Synonyms
STRONG
adulation baloney blandishment cajolery coaxing exaggeration eyewash fawning honey incense ingratiation oil overpraise wheedling
WEAK
a line inveiglement soft soap soft words sweet-talk
NOUN
congratulations
Synonyms
STRONG
felicitations hail
WEAK
best wishes give a 'hear-hear' good going good wishes good work
Antonyms
WEAK
commiseration condolences criticism
NOUN
greeting
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hello nod ovation reception salute
STRONG
accosting acknowledgment address aloha ciao hail heralding hi highball how-do-you-do howdy note notice regards respects rumble salaam salutation testimonial
WEAK
best wishes card compellation good wishes high-five letter speaking to ushering in what's happening
Antonyms
STRONG
heedlessness ignorance neglect
WEAK
farewell goodbye
NOUN
invitation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal bid challenge date encouragement overture petition proposition request solicitation suggestion summons
STRONG
allurement attraction begging bidding call coquetry enticement feeler ground hit incitement inducement invite lure motive offer paper pass pressure proffer prompting provocation reason supplication temptation urge
WEAK
come-hither come-on open door rain check
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer denial refusal
STRONG
deterrent discouragement dislike hindrance prevention repulsion
NOUN
regards
Synonyms
STRONG
commendations deference devoirs greeting love remembrances respects salutation salutations
WEAK
good wishes love and kisses
NOUN
respects
Synonyms
STRONG
courtesies deference devoirs greetings regards salaam salutations
WEAK
best wishes kind wishes

Example Sentences

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New features such as "Compliments", which allows users to engage by sending a note before they decide to connect, have helped Bumble cope with high inflation and rising interest rates.

From Reuters • May 4, 2023

Six months later, Compliments Only is still selling out regularly.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2021

Compliments are generally reserved for chicken tikka masala, a dish believed by some to have been invented by a Bangladeshi chef in Glasgow sometime in the ’70s.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2020

Her debut album, Compliments Please, drops the don't-mind-us modesty of Slow Club in favour of a more vivacious, experimental sound.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2019

Compliments worked best, so did a cheerful voice.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega