Synonyms of congratulated

congratulated

verb

past tense of congratulate

as in commended

to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune

let me be the first to congratulate you on winning the award

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commended
• hugged
• cheered
• praised
• complimented
• applauded
• saluted
• felicitated
• hailed
• extolled
• lauded
• glorified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diminished
• minimized
• decried
• disparaged
• discounted
• belittled
• depreciated
• put down
• wrote off
• deprecated
• ridiculed
• teased
• mocked
• taunted
• jeered
• bad-mouthed
• cried down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of congratulated

Walter put a take-it-or-leave-it bid on the table so high — hundreds of millions above where the other bidders had been in the process — that former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt called off the auction and congratulated Walter. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

The former Vanderpump star says no one from her former Bravo family has congratulated her on House of Stassi’s success, except for Tom Schwartz. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

In a social media post, James Lee Bright, a lawyer for Rhodes, congratulated the defendants. — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

In a statement on Wednesday, Stevens congratulated Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Pezeshkian congratulated Khalil al-Hayya on his election as head of the group’s political bureau and told him Iran would continue supporting the Palestinian cause, according to a Hamas statement posted in Arabic, and reviewed by Fox News Digital. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Reaction to the retirement announcement In a news release, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas congratulated Graves on her pending retirement. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

In a post on social media, Fedorov congratulated Drapatyi on his appointment as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s military. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 July 2026

The sibling duo, locked in a hug, then headed up through the stands together as others congratulated Yamal on Spain’s win. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026