Compliment

/ˈkɑmpləmənt/

Synonyms for "compliment" (109 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Noun(3 words)

acclaim accolade adulate adulation applaud approval approve benevolence beslobber beslubberbest wishesblandish blandishment blarney bless blessing blessings boon

Verb(1 words)

adulating

Strong matches (33)

bouquet buncombe bunkum cajole cajolement cajolery commend commendation compliments conceit congratulate congratulation congratulations encomium eulogize eulogy eyewashfair wordsfavorfawn upon

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fawning feint felicitate felicitation flatterflattering remark

Noun(4 words)

commend commendation extol flattering

Verb(3 words)

congratulate flattered flatters

Related words (54)

flattery giftgive a bouquetgood wishesgratulate gratulation grease greetings hailhand it tohomagehoneyed phraseshoneyed wordshonor incense largess laud laudationmake fair weatheroil

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oil the tongueorchids palaverpat on the backpay a complimentpolite commendationposy praise presentpretty liesrecommend regardsrejoice withrespects salutations slaverslobber oversoapsoft soapsweet nothingssweet talksweet wordssycophancytake offtl trade-last tribute wheedle wheedling

Noun(4 words)

laud praising tribute wishes

Adjective(1 words)

nice exclamation

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries

congratulations expression extolment greet kudos praisespeech actutteranceverbal expression

More specific

6 entries

commendcomplimentary remarkflatter laud praisepublic commendation

Collocations

10 entries

complimentary remarkgenuine complimentgive a complimentpaid complimentpay a complimentpolite complimentreceive a complimentsincere complimentutter a complimentwarm compliment

Inflections

3 entries

complimented complimenting compliments

Derivations

4 entries

complimentary complimented complimenter complimenting

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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It was meant as a compliment, so I didn't want to tell him that he had missed the point.

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The shy boy blushed at her compliment.

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He paid me the compliment of listening.

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He paid me a compliment.

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