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laud

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Main Entry: laud
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: acclaim, praise

Synonyms:

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

Antonyms:

blame, castigate, criticize
Main Entry: acclaim
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give approval

Synonyms:

applaud, approve, blow horn, boost, celebrate, cheer, clap, commend, compliment, eulogize, exalt, extol, give a bouquet, give a posy, give kudos, hail, hand it to, hear it for, honor, laud, praise, puff up, push*, rave, recommend, root, salute, stroke*

Antonyms:

berate, censure, damn, denounce, disapprove, dishonor, vituperate
Main Entry: admire
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold in high regard

Synonyms:

adore, applaud, appreciate, approve, be crazy about, be crazy for, be crazy over, be mad about, be nuts about, be stuck on, be sweet on, be wild about, cherish, commend, credit, delight in, esteem, eulogize, extol, fall for, get high on, glorify, go for, groove on, hail, hold in respect, honor, idolize, laud, look up to, marvel at, moon over, pay homage to, praise, prize, rate highly, respect, revere, take pleasure in, think highly of, treasure, value, venerate, wonder at, worship

Antonyms:

abhor, condemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, scorn
Main Entry: applaud
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: clap for; express approval

Synonyms:

acclaim, approve, boost, cheer, commend, compliment, encourage, eulogize, extol, give a hand, give ovation, glorify, hail, hear it for, kudize, laud, magnify, plug, praise, rave, recommend, root*

Antonyms:

keep silent
Main Entry: bless
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: sanctify

Synonyms:

absolve, anoint, baptize, beatify, canonize, commend, confirm, consecrate, cross, dedicate, enshrine, eulogize, exalt, extol, give thanks to, glorify, hallow, honor, invoke benefits, invoke happiness, laud, magnify, make holy, offer, offer benediction, ordain, panegyrize, praise, pray for, pronounce holy, sacrifice, sign, sprinkle, thank

Antonyms:

condemn, curse, damn
Main Entry: bless
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: grant, bestow

Synonyms:

celebrate, endow, favor, give, glorify, grace, laud, magnify, praise, provide

Antonyms:

deny, disallow, disapprove, refuse, veto
Main Entry: celebrate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: commemorate occasion, achievement

Synonyms:

beat the drum, bless, blow off steam, carouse, ceremonialize, commend, consecrate, dedicate, drink to, eulogize, exalt, extol, feast, fete, glorify, hallow, have a ball, honor, jubilate, keep, kick up one's heels, laud, let loose, lionize, live it up, make merry, make whoopee, mark with a red letter, memorialize, observe, paint the town red, party*, perform, praise, proclaim, publicize, raise hell, rejoice, revel, revere, ritualize, signalize, solemnize

Antonyms:

disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook
Main Entry: commend
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: recommend, praise

Synonyms:

acclaim, accredit, advocate, applaud, approve, boost, build, build up, compliment, countenance, endorse, eulogize, extol, give a posy, gold star, hail, hand it to, hats off to, hear it for, kudize, laud, pat on the back, puff up, sanction, speak highly of, stroke, support

Antonyms:

censure, criticize, disapprove, rebuke, reprimand
Main Entry: compliment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: praise, flattery

Synonyms:

acclaim, acclamation, admiration, adulation, applause, appreciation, approval, blessing, bouquet*, buttering up, cajolery, commendation, comp, confirmation, congratulations, courtesy, encomium, endorsement, eulogy, favor, felicitation, good word, homage, honor, kudo, laud, laudation, laurels, notice, orchid, ovation, panegyric, pat on the back, posy, regard, respects, sanction, sentiment, tribute, veneration, warm fuzzy
Notes: complement is 'to complete, round out' and compliment is 'to praise or admire' and as a noun it is an expression of praise or admiration

Antonyms:

blame, censure, complaint, criticism, denunciation, insult, libel, slander
Main Entry: compliment
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: praise, flatter

Synonyms:

acclaim, adulate, applaud, butter up, cajole, celebrate, charm, cheer, commemorate, commend, congratulate, endorse, eulogize, exalt, extol, fawn upon, felicitate, give bouquet, glorify, hail, hand it to, honor, ingratiate oneself with, kudize, laud, magnify, make much of, panegyrize, pat on the back, pay respects, pay tribute to, please, puff up, recommend, roose, salute, sanction, satisfy, sing praises of, soothe, speak highly of, take off hat to, toast, trade last, wish joy to, worship

Antonyms:

blame, censure, complain, criticize, denounce, insult, libel, slander
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