Synonyms of commended

commended

verb

past tense of commend

as in handed

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

I commend my fate into your hands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handed
• entrusted
• gave
• left
• transferred
• recommended
• delegated
• delivered
• passed
• committed
• confided
• trusted
• relinquished
• granted
• transmitted
• consigned
• vested
• submitted
• loaned
• conferred
• reposed
• turned over
• handed over
• assigned
• lent
• distributed
• divided
• bequeathed
• dispensed
• gave over
• furnished
• supplied
• dispersed
• released
• dealt (out)
• willed
• surrendered
• yielded
• turned in
• handed down
• handed in
• advanced
• recommitted
• handed on
• redelivered
• retransferred
• retransmitted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held
• kept
• retained
• received
• reserved
• withheld
• possessed
• accepted
• owned
• took
• detained
• occupied
• held back
• took in
• took over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commended

But others also commended her for protecting Barron, even if that means protecting him from those close to him. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 21 July 2026

On Saturday, Reeve commended the team’s centers but found the guards struggling to make anything work on the defensive end. — Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026

Venable commended how the Sox found different ways to capture the series. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

Leeper says the authors should be commended for those precautions, but the possibility of contamination can’t be ruled out completely. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 July 2026

Donning a loud orange and curly wig, Tel commended KC for its hospitality as a host city. — Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026

As free press advocates rail against the privacy act lawsuit, Fox News commended the stay in a statement shared with The Guardian. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2026

Popović commended the Bay Area for the show its put on this far, with his team having stayed at The Claremont in Berkeley’s hills and practiced at the old Oakland Raiders’ facility in Alameda. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

Andrew MacDonald, the lifeboat commander on the rescue boat that responded to the incident, commended Archie’s quick thinking in the statement shared by the RNLI. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026