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speak well of

VERB
recommend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advocate back confirm endorse favor justify praise prescribe propose suggest uphold urge
STRONG
acclaim advance applaud celebrate commend compliment counsel enjoin esteem eulogize exalt exhort extol glorify laud magnify plug prize sanction second steer value
WEAK
be all for be satisfied with front for go on record for hold up put forward put in a good word put on to speak highly of stand by think highly of vouch for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
censure condemn deny discourage dissuade oppose protest reject
STRONG
blame castigate criticize debase decrease denounce disapprove dislike disregard hate humiliate insult mock refuse
VERB
swear by
Synonyms
WEAK
advocate back bank on be satisfied with believe in compliment depend on it endorse go on the record for have faith in plug praise put in a good word speak highly of stand by suggest think highly of vouch for

Example Sentences

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That's why it's hard to find Ukrainians these days who speak well of any Russians.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2024

Perhaps you feel that these particular guys are not associations that speak well of Epstein.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2021

“This does not speak well of the relations between our nations and our partnership.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2021

All by itself, that fact does not speak well of the condition of American civil society, let alone "democratic discourse."

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2020

Among Negro educators, of whom Malcolm X met many in his college and university lecturing, I never heard him speak well of any but one, Dr. Kenneth B. Clark.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey