Synonyms and antonyms of To praise someone or something in British Thesaurus

praise (verb)

to express strong approval or admiration for someone or something, especially in public

congratulate (verb)

to tell someone that you are pleased about their success, good luck, or happiness on a special occasion

compliment (verb)

to say something nice to or about someone

acclaim (verb)

to publicly praise someone for a major achievement

honour (verb)

to show your respect or admiration for someone, especially by giving them a prize or a title, or by praising them publicly

pat someone on the back ()

to praise someone for doing something good

extol (verb)

formal to praise someone or something in a very enthusiastic way

flatter (verb)

to praise someone in order to get something that you want, especially in a way that is not sincere

pay someone a compliment ()

to say something nice about someone or to someone

sing someone’s/something’s praises ()

to talk about how good someone or something is

applaud (verb)

to praise a decision, action, idea etc

big up ()

to praise or support someone or something in an enthusiastic way and attract attention to them by doing this

celebrate (verb)

formal to show admiration for someone or something in a piece of writing, music, or art or in a ceremony

cite (verb)

to officially praise someone for something they have done

commend (verb)

formal to praise someone or something formally or publicly

eulogise ()

a British spelling of eulogize

eulogize (verb)

formal to praise someone or something very much

exalt (verb)

formal to praise someone or something very much

glorify (verb)

literary to praise someone

gush (verb)

to express admiration or pleasure with so much enthusiasm that people think you are not sincere

hail (verb)

to say publicly how good or important someone or something is

herald (verb)

to praise something loudly or in a public way

laud (verb)

formal to praise someone or something

make up to (informal old-fashioned)

informal old-fashioned to behave in a very friendly way towards someone, or to praise them, in order to get something for yourself

massage someone’s ego ()

to do or say things that make someone feel special or important

pay tribute/homage to someone ()

to say or do something that shows you respect and admire someone a lot

pay tribute to ()

to praise someone or something publicly

push forward ()

to try to make people recognize someone’s qualities or abilities

put in a (good) word for someone ()

to tell someone about the good qualities that a particular person has, usually in order to get an advantage for that person

recognize (verb)

to give praise or approval to someone

rhapsodise ()

a British spelling of rhapsodize

rhapsodize (verb)

formal to speak or write with great enthusiasm

salute (verb)

to express praise or respect for a person or an achievement, especially formally and in public

slap someone on the back ()

to say that someone is very good

tip your hat to someone ()

to tell someone that they should be proud of what they have achieved

tout (verb)

to praise someone or something because you want other people to think they are good or important