compliment

Definition for compliment

noun as in praise, flattery

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admiration, adulation, applause, blessing, commendation, courtesy, endorsement, homage, ovation, tribute

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acclaim, acclamation, appreciation, approval, bouquet, cajolery, comp, confirmation, congratulations, encomium, eulogy, favor, felicitation, honor, laud, laurels, notice, orchid, panegyric, posy, regard, respects, sanction, sentiment, veneration

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buttering up, good word, kudo, laudation, pat on the back, warm fuzzy

verb as in praise, flatter

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applaud, cajole, commend, congratulate, endorse, extol, laud

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acclaim, adulate, celebrate, charm, cheer, commemorate, eulogize, exalt, felicitate, glorify, hail, honor, magnify, please, recommend, salute, sanction, satisfy, soothe, toast, worship

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butter up, fawn upon, give bouquet, hand it to, ingratiate oneself with, kudize, make much of, panegyrize, pat on the back, pay respects, pay tribute to, puff up, roose, sing praises of, speak highly of, take off hat to, trade last, wish joy to

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They may also chip away at your mood slowly, through backhanded compliments or pressuring you to be upbeat, where they don't allow you to express how you are really feeling.

From BBC

Anointing someone the GOAT, as in “Greatest of All Time,” has been around longer, but the silly thing about both compliments is they’re getting handed out like Halloween candy.

From Los Angeles Times

I tell my scene partner, “You never gave me a single compliment!”

From Los Angeles Times

Stewart and the correspondents then serenaded the president with an off-key tune filled with compliments and praises.

From Los Angeles Times

"We compliment the United States, we make them stronger, and we are all stronger together," Carney told reporters.

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