Commend

/kəˈmɛnd/

Synonyms for "commend" (105 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Verb(8 words)

recommend acclaims admired advise applaud applauded applauds approving

acclaim accredit advocate applaud approve assign back boost

Noun(5 words)

acclaiming accolade accolades applauding blurbs

Strong matches (32)

Verb(16 words)

celebrated celebrates commit complimented complimenting congratulate congratulated congratulates decorate depute encourage endorse entrust eulogise eulogized eulogizes

Noun(4 words)

celebrated holidaycompliments congratulatingexpress support

commit compliment confide consign countenancecry updelegate endorse enfeoff entrust eulogize extol

Related words (52)

Verb(11 words)

extoll extols felicitate glorify laud lauded lavishes louvar praise praised remember

feintgive in chargegive in trustglorify hailhand overhype infeudate plug praise proffer promote puff recommend relegate remand remit resignspeak highly ofspeak warmly of

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speak well ofsupport tender tout trustturn overyield

Noun(14 words)

honors physics courseshurrahing laudo lauds marvelling plaudit plaudits praises praising rewarding salute saluting toasts tributes

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

20 entries

advert approval assignmentbring upcite commit confide endorsement entrust entrustment intrust mention name portraypositive evaluationpraise

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More specific

6 entries

acclaim advocacy appointment delegation endorsement extol

Collocations

5 entries

applause commendation endorsement praise recognition

Inflections

3 entries

commended commending commends

Derivations

3 entries

commendable commendably commendation

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Rows of houses, each of them different and pleasing with their spacious gardens, are replaced by purely functional blocks of flats which have nothing more to commend them than over-praised 'modern conveniences'.

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I commend Tom for his bravery.

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We commend the past, but live the present.

Source: tatoeba (9101500)

They said I would never walk again, and I really have to commend them for their spot-on diagnosis.

Source: tatoeba (10076825)

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