Synonyms for commendatory
- adjective
Most common
complimentary laudatory panegyric eulogistic panegyrical encomiastic
Definitions
- adj. 1
Serving to commend or compliment; complimentary.
Example sentences
- complimentary He was very complimentary about her riding.
- panegyric The art review sounded more like a panegyric than a neutral assessment.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| commendatory | falling | |
| complimentary | rising | |
| laudatory | steady | |
| panegyric | steady | |
| eulogistic | falling | |
| panegyrical | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- laudatory4, panegyric
- 10 letters
- eulogistic
- 11 letters
- panegyrical, encomiastic
- 13 letters
- complimentary5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (laudatory4 = 4 syllables).