Thesaurus / compliment
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One of the biggest compliments I can have as a drummer is that someone is dancing to you.
CHARLIE WATTS, ROLLING STONES DRUMMER AND BAND’S RHYTHMIC MAINSTAY, DIES AT 80MATT SCHUDELAUGUST 24, 2021WASHINGTON POSTHe said the hugs and compliments he gave her were friendly and told investigators he’d had similar conversations with students about their sex lives before.
STUDENT WHO REPORTED CSUSM PROFESSOR SAYS NO ONE TOLD HER HE KEPT HIS JOBKAYLA JIMENEZAUGUST 10, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGOToday, the word is frequently used with more nuance and intrigue, and some even use it as a compliment.
STOP CALLING FOOD ‘EXOTIC’DANIELA GALARZAJULY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POSTHe hugged them for too long, pressured them into private meetings in his office and made unwanted compliments about their appearance, records show.
CSU SAN MARCOS TRIED TO FIRE A PROFESSOR FOR MISCONDUCT – THEN HIS UNION INTERVENEDKAYLA JIMENEZMAY 25, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGOIn January, Elton John paid him one of the highest compliments imaginable, saying, “you’re going to be one of the biggest artists in the whole wide world.”
WHO IS THE KID LAROI? WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE 17-YEAR-OLD'S METEORIC RISEANDREW R. CHOWMAY 6, 2021TIMEAnecdotally, I got the most compliments when I was wearing the Campshire.
LONG-TERM REVIEW: THESE ARE THE BEST WOMEN'S FLEECESANNA CALLAGHANAPRIL 13, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEThere was a time, not so long ago, when to describe a television show as Dickensian was to pay it the highest possible compliment.
JOSS WHEDON'S CONFUSING, OVERCROWDED THE NEVERS INDULGES IN THE LAZIEST HABITS OF TV'S DICKENS OBSESSIONJUDY BERMANAPRIL 9, 2021TIMEWe have a friendly, warm relationship developed over a decade, and she has given me many compliments about my knowledge of grammar.
MISS MANNERS: TIME FOR EXEC’S ASSISTANT TO FIX GRAMMATICAL ERRORJUDITH MARTIN, NICHOLAS MARTIN, JACOBINA MARTINMARCH 25, 2021WASHINGTON POSTBeing identified as a killer in the context of finance, dealmaking or politics constituted a compliment from the former president.
ON THE NOVELTY OF CALLING A KILLER A KILLERPHILIP BUMPMARCH 18, 2021WASHINGTON POSTSo when I give someone a compliment, it’s the best compliment in the world.
WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT GRETCHEN WHITMER, ‘THAT WOMAN FROM MICHIGAN’NICK FOURIEZOSFEBRUARY 10, 2021OZYWORDS RELATED TO COMPLIMENT
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- applause
- appreciation
- approbation
- approval
- big hand
- boost
- bravo
- celebration
- cheer
- cheering
- citation
- commendation
- compliment
- cry
- devotion
- encomium
- esteem
- eulogy
- exaltation
- extolment
- flattery
- glorification
- glory
- good word
- homage
- hurrah
- hymn
- kudos
- laudation
- obeisance
- ovation
- panegyric
- pat on the back
- plaudit
- puff
- rave
- recognition
- recommendation
- regard
- sycophancy
- thanks
- tribute
- worship
- acclaim
- admire
- adulate
- advocate
- aggrandize
- applaud
- appreciate
- approve
- bless
- boost
- bow down
- build up
- cajole
- celebrate
- cheer
- cite
- clap
- commend
- compliment
- cry up
- dignify
- distinguish
- elevate
- endorse
- ennoble
- eulogize
- exalt
- extol
- flatter
- give thanks
- glorify
- hail
- honor
- laud
- make much of
- panegyrize
- pay homage
- pay tribute
- proclaim
- puff
- rave over
- recommend
- resound
- reverence
- root
- sanction
- sing the praises
- smile on
- stroke
- tout
- worship
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- applause
- appreciation
- approbation
- approval
- big hand
- boost
- bravo
- celebration
- cheer
- cheering
- citation
- commendation
- compliment
- cry
- devotion
- encomium
- esteem
- eulogy
- exaltation
- extolment
- flattery
- glorification
- glory
- good word
- homage
- hurrah
- hymn
- kudos
- laudation
- obeisance
- ovation
- panegyric
- pat on the back
- plaudit
- puff
- rave
- recognition
- recommendation
- regard
- sycophancy
- thanks
- tribute
- worship
- acclaims
- admires
- adulates
- advocates
- aggrandizes
- applauds
- appreciates
- approves
- blesses
- boosts
- bows down
- builds up
- cajoles
- celebrates
- cheers
- cites
- claps
- commends
- compliments
- cries up
- dignifies
- distinguishes
- elevates
- endorses
- ennobles
- eulogizes
- exalts
- extols
- flatters
- gives thanks
- glorifies
- hails
- honors
- lauds
- makes much of
- panegyrizes
- pays homage
- pays tribute
- proclaims
- puffs
- raves over
- recommends
- resounds
- reverences
- roots
- sanctions
- sings the praises
- smiles on
- strokes
- touts
- worships
- acclaim
- advance
- advocate
- applaud
- back
- be all for
- be satisfied with
- celebrate
- commend
- compliment
- confirm
- counsel
- endorse
- enjoin
- esteem
- eulogize
- exalt
- exhort
- extol
- favor
- front for
- glorify
- go on record for
- hold up
- justify
- laud
- magnify
- plug
- praise
- prescribe
- prize
- propose
- put forward
- put in a good word
- put on to
- sanction
- second
- speak highly of
- speak well of
- stand by
- steer
- suggest
- think highly of
- uphold
- urge
- value
- vouch for
- acclaims
- advances
- advocates
- applauds
- backs
- celebrates
- commends
- compliments
- confirms
- counsels
- endorses
- enjoins
- esteems
- eulogizes
- exalts
- exhorts
- extols
- favors
- front for
- glorifies
- goes on record for
- holds up
- is all for
- is satisfied with
- justifies
- lauds
- magnifies
- plugs
- praises
- prescribes
- prizes
- proposes
- puts forward
- puts in a good word
- puts on to
- sanctions
- seconds
- speaks highly of
- speaks well of
- stands by
- steers
- suggests
- thinks highly of
- upholds
- urges
- values
- vouch for
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