Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with compliment in American Collocation
compliment
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈkɑmplɪmənt/
making you feel pleased and happy
lovely
nice
wonderful
We have received wonderful compliments from many people on the performance.
from someone you have great respect for
big
great
huge
tremendous
ultimate
The fact that people like our music is the ultimate compliment to the band.
honest
genuine
sincere
Only give genuine compliments, and don’t overdo it.
seeming to express admiration, but actually doing the opposite
backhanded
Saying we’d done better than expected was a bit of a backhanded compliment.
make a compliment
give someone
make
pay someone
Parents who pay compliments to their children will encourage them to behave in the same way.
Don’t take it the wrong way. That was meant as a compliment!
receive a compliment
attract
get
receive
We are lucky to receive many compliments from customers who have experienced excellent service.
interpret something as a compliment
take something as
I’m not quite sure if you meant it but I’ll take that as a compliment!
give compliments to each other
exchange
We exchanged compliments on each other’s outfits.