praise
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praise |
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acclaim, acclamation, accolade, acknowledgment, adoration, adore, adulate, adulation, aggrandize, apotheosis, apotheosize,
applaud, applause, approbation, approval, approve, belaud, benediction, bepraise, bepraisement, beslobber, beslubber, blandish,
blandishment, blarney, bless, bless the Lord, blow up, boast of, brag about, bunkum, cajole, cajolement, cajolery, celebrate, citation, cite, cognizance, commend, commendation, compliment, compliments, conceit, congratulation, credit, crediting, crown, crown with laurel, cry
up, decorate, deification, deify, devotion, dignify, distinguish, do honor, doxologize, eloge,
emblazon, encomium, endorse, endorsement, enhance, ennoble, erect, eulogium, eulogize, eulogy, exalt,
exaltation, excessive praise, extol,
eyewash, fair words, fawn upon,
fawning, flatter, flattery, glorification, glorify, glorify the Lord, glory, grace, grease, hail, hallow,
heighten, hero-worship, hero
worship, homage, hommage, honeyed
phrases, honeyed words, honor, honorable mention, hosanna, hymn, hymn of praise, idolatry, idolize, idolizing, incense, intensify, kudos, laud, laudation, lionize, lionizing, magnification, magnify, make fair weather, make much of, meed of praise, mention, oil, oil the tongue, ovation, overpraise, paean, palaver, panegyric, panegyrize, pay homage to, pay regard to, pay tribute,
pay tribute to, plaudits, porter aux nues, praise
God, prayer of thanks, pretty lies, proclaim, psalm, psalmody, puff, puff up, recognition, recommend, render honor to, resound, revere, reverence, revile, salute, sing praises, slobber over, soap, soft soap, sublime,
sweet nothings, sweet talk, sweet
words, sycophancy, thank-you, thank offering,
thanks, thanksgiving, tribute, trumpet, uprear, venerate, veneration, wheedle,
wheedling, worship
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faint praise |
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belittling, comedown, contempt, decrial, depreciation, derogation, detraction, disapproval, discrediting, disgrace, disparagement,
indignity, knocking, lukewarm support, minimizing, putting down, slighting, sour grapes
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Main entries similar to: praise
acclaim, accolade, acknowledgment, adore, adulation, apotheosis, applaud, applause, benediction, blandish, blandishment, blarney, bless, blow up, boast of, bouquet, brag about, buncombe, bunkum, cajole, celebrate, citation, cite, clap, cognizance, commend, compliment, congratulation, credit, crown, decorate, deification, deify, emblazon, encomium, eulogize, eulogy, exalt, exaltation, extol, eyewash, fawn upon, fawning, flatter, flattery, glorification, glorify, glory, grace, grease, hail, hero worship, homage,
hommage, honor, honorable mention, hymn, idolatry, idolize, incense, keep,
kudos, laud, lionize, magnification, magnify, mention, oil, ovation,
paean, palaver, panegyric, puff, puff up, rave, recognition, recommend, recommendation, rhapsodize,
salute, slaver, slobber over, soap, soft soap, sweet nothings, sweet talk, sycophancy, thanks, thanksgiving, tout, tribute, trumpet,
wheedle, wheedling
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