as in congratulated
to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune
complimented her on her election victory
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Recent Examples of complimented
Leonard complimented Harden’s scoring with 26 points of his own.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
Miller went with a rotation different than his primary starters in the final 14 minutes and complimented the group’s fight while acknowledging the results weren’t pretty.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
Before the Vikings’ Week 15 game at AT&T Stadium, multiple Dallas staffers complimented Flores’ scheme.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The Damsel star chose her major chop as a third favorite moment of the year, posing for a mirror pic of her smiling self lying down on a couch in her blonde bob complimented by her light blue long-sleeve shirt.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Police said the pair complimented them on Tinkerbell before taking the puppy and fleeing the area in a vehicle.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Montgomery County Sheriff Wesley Doolittle complimented his deputies and detectives for their work to apprehend Espinoza and assured the community the department is committed to keeping families safe.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
My partner even noticed and complimented my makeup.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 19 Dec. 2025
In July, a car-service driver complimented Vonn on an episode.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
Miller went with a rotation different than his primary starters in the final 14 minutes and complimented the group’s fight while acknowledging the results weren’t pretty.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
Before the Vikings’ Week 15 game at AT&T Stadium, multiple Dallas staffers complimented Flores’ scheme.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The Damsel star chose her major chop as a third favorite moment of the year, posing for a mirror pic of her smiling self lying down on a couch in her blonde bob complimented by her light blue long-sleeve shirt.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Police said the pair complimented them on Tinkerbell before taking the puppy and fleeing the area in a vehicle.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Montgomery County Sheriff Wesley Doolittle complimented his deputies and detectives for their work to apprehend Espinoza and assured the community the department is committed to keeping families safe.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
My partner even noticed and complimented my makeup.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 19 Dec. 2025
In July, a car-service driver complimented Vonn on an episode.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for complimented
congratulated
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Many members of the DWTS fam congratulated the couple, including Julianne Hough, Derek’s sister, and Emma Slater.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
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In November of that year, Rivera congratulated Myha’la on Industry's first-season success.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Complimented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complimented. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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