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Synonyms for commend

40 synonyms
15 antonyms
3 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

applaud laud praise speak well of ornament array

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Applaud — to praise or acclaim

applaud, laud, praise, speak well of, extol, eulogize, eulogise UK, cry up, glorify, approve, exalt, puff, idolize, idolise UK, aggrandize, aggrandise UK, magnify, lionize UK US, lionise UK, panegyrize, panegyrise UK, bepraise, belaud rare

2. Ornament — to adorn; to set off

ornament, array, deck

Other

recommend, remember, entrust, commit, confide, consign, yield, felicitate

Noun

1. Compliment — commendation; praise

compliment, commendation, tout, accolade, douceur dated

Other

Antonyms

criticize, criticise, offend

All antonyms of commend →

Definitions

v. 1
To praise or acclaim.
The new law has little to commend it: it even worsens the legal certainty of the nation.
v. 2
To adorn; to set off.
n. 1
Commendation; praise.

Related words

Word family: commendability commendable commendation commendatory

Forms

Plural: commends → compliments, commendations, touts, accolades…
Past participle: commended
e.g. commended → applauded, lauded, praised, extolled…

Example sentences

praise Why do you get embarrassed when people praise you?
applaud The whole audience got up and started to applaud.
recommend Can you recommend to me a place to stay in London?
entrust I wouldn't entrust Tom with such an important task.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
commend		falling
praise		rising
applaud		steady
laud		steady
recommend		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: deck¹, puff¹, tout¹, laud¹
5 letters: yield¹, array², exalt², extol²
6 letters: praise¹, commit², belaud
7 letters: approve², applaud², glorify³, entrust², confide², magnify³, idolize³, consign², idolise, lionize³, douceur, lionise
8 letters: remember³, ornament³, accolade³, eulogize³, eulogise, bepraise
9 letters: recommend³
10 letters: compliment³, salutation, felicitate⁴, aggrandize³, aggrandise, panegyrize, panegyrise
12 letters: commendation⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (array² = 2 syllables).