Synonyms for commend
kəˈmɛndcom·mend

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1. commend

   Synonyms:
   applaud, approve, eulogize, laud, praise

   Antonyms:
   complain, croak, find fault, growl, grumble, grunt, murmur, remonstrate, repine

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1. commend

   Synonyms:
   praise, laud, extol, approve, recommend, encourage, applaud, eulogize

   Antonyms:
   blame, censure, disapprove, discourage, denounce, condemn, discommend

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1. commendverb

   express approval of

   Synonyms:
   remember, recommend

2. commendverb

   present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence

   "His paintings commend him to the artistic world"

   Synonyms:
   remember, recommend

3. commendverb

   give to in charge

   "I commend my children to you"

   Synonyms:
   remember, recommend

4. commend, recommendverb

   express a good opinion of

   Synonyms:
   remember, urge, recommend, advocate

5. commend, rememberverb

   mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship

   "Remember me to your wife"

   Synonyms:
   retrieve, call up, think back, commemorate, recollect, recommend, call back, recall, think, remember, think of

Matched Categories

1. • Entrust
   • Mention
   • Praise
   • Present

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1. commendverb

   Synonyms:
   recommend, bespeak regard for

2. commendverb

   Synonyms:
   commit, intrust, yield

3. commendverb

   Synonyms:
   praise, extol, applaud, laud, eulogize, cry up, speak well of, say a good word for, sing or sound the praises of

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1. commendverb

   Synonyms:
   commit, consign, intrust, praise, extol recommend

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1. List of paraphrases for "commend":

   congratulate, welcome, praise, commends, commended, applaud, recommend, salute, congratulating, praised, compliment, congratulates, appreciate, recommends, congratulated, applauds, praises, tribute, greet

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1. Morgan Ortagus:

   That is what a thuggish regime would do. That's not how a responsible nation would behave. Releasing any of that personal information of an American diplomat is completely unacceptable. That's not a protest. That's what a thuggish regime does, and it's unacceptable. this literally happens in every single country in which an American embassy is present. So our diplomat was doing her job and we commend her for her work.

2. Sir Richard Steele:

   Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.

3. Marcus Jones:

   I commend the excellent work of the police dispatcher and call taker, with our Emergency Communications Center, as well as the courageous acts of our officers potentially going into a dangerous and unstable situation to arrest this suspect.

4. Josh Shapiro:

   I commend our outstanding team in the office of the Attorney General, (which) worked diligently and thoughtfully around the clock to enable us to be in this position to pursue justice on behalf of the victims of this deadly crash.

5. Mike Ryan:

   But I also think the Iranian system is switching on. We are seeing a much more all-of-government approach...with a national action plan now, with 100,000 workers committed to this plan, it is much better that we understand the extent of the problem. So we commend the move towards more aggressive, targeted surveillance and we hope that will lead to the kind of control measures that will help push this virus back.