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patting the back

  • as inlaud
  • as inpatronize
  • as in
  • as inbrag
  • as incommend
  • as incompliment
  • as inencourage
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Synonyms for patting the back

verb acclaim, praise
  • admire
  • adore
  • celebrate
  • commend
  • compliment
  • eulogize
  • extol
  • honor
  • revere
  • approve
  • bless
  • boost
  • flatter
  • glorify
  • hymn
  • magnify
  • reverence
  • stroke
  • venerate
  • worship
  • build up
  • cry up
  • hand it to
  • panegyrize
  • pat on the back
  • sing the praises of

Antonyms for patting the back

  • abhor
  • blame
  • censure
  • condemn
  • criticize
  • denounce
  • despise
  • detest
  • hate
  • castigate
  • decrease
  • disallow
  • disapprove
  • refuse
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.