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criticize
criticize
antonyms
praise
commend
compliment
laud
extol
applaud
eulogize
acclaim
panegyrize
sing the praises of
pay tribute to
glorify
honor
approve
speak highly of
salute
exalt
celebrate
magnify
cry someone up
congratulate
big someone up
ballyhoo
flatter
pat on the back
wax lyrical about
heap praise on
make much of
cry something up
bless
big something up
boost
throw bouquets at
take one's hat off to
hail
lionize
pay homage to
approve of
build up
support
praise to the skies
hymn
express admiration for
rave about
go into raptures about
emblazon
admire
cheer
uphold
welcome
exonerate
cry up
stroke
toast
sanction
hand it to
endorse
defend
agree
go into raptures over
say nice things about
felicitate
express approval of
accept
revere
go wild about
puff up
go on about
hear it for
gush over
praise enthusiastically
idolize
plead for
gush about
worship
express delight over
promote
rhapsodize over
enthuse over
recommend
enthuse about
favor
adulate
crack someone up
commemorate
advocate
compliment
crack something up
argue for
back
be mad about
champion
pardon
gold star
please
forgive
speak well of
push
rave
throw one's weight behind
overrate
justify
speak in support of
give a bouquet
vindicate
put on a pedestal
propose
plug
give bouquet
stick up for
satisfy
venerate
vaunt
give a posy
hats off to
look on with favor
speak for
ignore
kudize
sing paeans to
soothe
wish joy to
stand up for
countenance
charm
concur
cajole
acknowledge
adore
clap
campaign for
absolve
advance
bolster
butter up
allow
urge
give regards
encourage
side
protect
vouch for
enjoy
snow
run interference for
sweeten up
trade last
triumph
set on pedestal
rave over
raise
submit
elect
speak on behalf of
halo
obey
fawn upon
toady
fete
give accolades to
keep quiet
relish
intensify
give reasons for
get high on
give in
resist
suck up to
grovel
inveigle
oil
ingratiate oneself with
own
refrain
ride shotgun for
give the rationale behind
set free
obscure
thank
massage
withstand
flip over
pat on back
humor
freak out on
tout
lay it on thick
ennoble
give a lift
guess
like
hold a torch for
go along
exaggerate
release
jubilate
give a boost to
soft-soap
stump for
hurrah
criticize
definitions
verb
To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.
To find fault (with something).