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compliment
noun as in praise, flattery
Strongest matches
admiration, adulation, applause, blessing, commendation, courtesy, endorsement, homage, ovation, tribute
Strong matches
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
Weak matches
buttering up, good word, kudo, laudation, pat on the back, warm fuzzy
Example Sentences
The two sides, who travelled to the venue together in the same bus, not only shook hands but also exchanged generous compliments.
When she tries to compliment his picturesque farmland, he curtly responds, “It’s nothing like the soil I knew when I was young.”
"He complimented me for putting pressure on the referee," said Hallgrimsson when asked about their touchline exchange.
“My compliments tended not to come out right,” he said.
President and Chief Executive Gerard Bond said the company has its clearance certificate and is scheduled to list in New York in April, complimenting an existing Toronto listing for the Vancouver, British Columbia, company.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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