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felicitate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of felicitate

to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune
  • The other pianists rushed to felicitate the winner of the piano competition.
Synonyms of felicitate

compliment, congratulate, hug
Words Related to felicitate

applaud, cheer, commend, hail, salute

extol (also extoll), glorify, laud, praise
Near Antonyms of felicitate

bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, decry, deprecate, depreciate, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, write off

jeer, mock, ridicule, taunt, tease

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