as in congratulating
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 complimenting
Those who'd managed to get a taste were complimenting the dish all night.
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Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
Hayes suggests expressing appreciation, complimenting the host, and, if appropriate, lightly noting your next engagement.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
One of Thornton receiving the shirt from the ATCAS admin, and another, the actor sent Bolea on his own, complimenting the design.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, OpenAI rolled back an update to ChatGPT after the bot became weirdly overeager to please its users, complimenting even the most comically bad or dangerous ideas.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
Wood said, while also complimenting Montana’s football tradition.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Payton made a comment after the game complimenting Dart, while also taking a shot at Wilson.
—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
But that feels like complimenting the chef on the Titanic.
—Barry Jackson
updated October 19, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Jocko seemed fascinated by all the parts of the motor, once complimenting the curves of the exhaust manifold.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
Hayes suggests expressing appreciation, complimenting the host, and, if appropriate, lightly noting your next engagement.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
One of Thornton receiving the shirt from the ATCAS admin, and another, the actor sent Bolea on his own, complimenting the design.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, OpenAI rolled back an update to ChatGPT after the bot became weirdly overeager to please its users, complimenting even the most comically bad or dangerous ideas.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
Wood said, while also complimenting Montana’s football tradition.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Payton made a comment after the game complimenting Dart, while also taking a shot at Wilson.
—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
But that feels like complimenting the chef on the Titanic.
—Barry Jackson
updated October 19, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Jocko seemed fascinated by all the parts of the motor, once complimenting the curves of the exhaust manifold.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for complimenting
congratulating
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The post was met with some excited comments from fans congratulating Bickerstaff on the accomplishment.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Singletary was joined by cast members McKenna Grace, Whitney Peak and Joseph Zada congratulating him.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Complimenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complimenting. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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