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commending

ADJECTIVE

favorable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable benign encouraging positive supportive sympathetic

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acclamatory affirmative amicable approbative approbatory assenting benevolent benignant complimentary enthusiastic in favor of inclined kind kindly laudatory okay praiseful predisposed reassuring recommendatory understanding welcoming well-disposed well-intentioned

Antonyms

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disadvantageous disagreeable hateful

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bad derogatory detrimental harmful hindering hurtful hurting injurious unfavorable unfriendly unhelpful unpromising

ADJECTIVE

good

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptable advantageous appropriate beneficial convenient decent desirable favorable fruitful healthy helpful profitable proper respectable satisfying suitable

STRONG

approving brave common fit fitting meet right

WEAK

all right ample apt auspicious becoming benefic benignant commendatory conformable congruous favoring healthful hygienic needed opportune propitious salubrious salutary seemly serviceable tolerable toward unobjectionable wholesome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad detrimental disadvantageous poor unhelpful unsuitable unsuited

WEAK

inadequate

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Around a week later while speaking to steelworkers in Georgia, Trump praised the PC maker’s chief executive, commending Michael Dell and his wife for jump-starting the ‘Trump Accounts’ program.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Organizations like the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston have also sent out emails to their membership commending the commission.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

Gen. Rob Bonta said in a written statement commending the ruling.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

On social media, Zanu-PF accounts have been lavishing him in praise, commending his philanthropy.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

“Officer Delinko, you’re back on the road, effective immediately. In addition, the sergeant has written a letter commending the outstanding job you did in capturing our suspect. This will become part of your permanent file.”

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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