Synonyms for congratulate
kənˈgrætʃ əˌleɪt or, often, -ˈgrædʒ-, kəŋ-con·grat·u·late

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1. congratulate

   To felicitate is to pronounce one happy or wish one joy; to congratulate is to express hearty sympathy in his joys or hopes. Felicitate is cold and formal. We say one felicitates himself; tho to congratulate oneself, which is less natural, is becoming prevalent.

   Synonyms:
   felicitate

   Antonyms:
   condole with, console

   Preposition:
   Congratulate one on or upon his success.

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1. congratulate

   Synonyms:
   felicitate

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1. compliment, congratulateverb

   say something to someone that expresses praise

   "He complimented her on her last physics paper"

   Synonyms:
   preen, pride, compliment, felicitate, plume

2. congratulate, felicitateverb

   express congratulations

   Synonyms:
   preen, pride, compliment, felicitate, plume

3. pride, plume, congratulateverb

   be proud of

   "He prides himself on making it into law school"

   Synonyms:
   pride, felicitate, hook, primp, surcharge, plume, overcharge, dress, preen, compliment, rob, gazump, fleece, soak, pluck

4. preen, congratulateverb

   pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement

   Synonyms:
   pride, felicitate, primp, plume, dress, preen, compliment

Matched Categories

1. • Praise
   • Wish

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1. congratulateverb

   Synonyms:
   felicitate, wish joy to, rejoice with

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1. congratulateverb

   Synonyms:
   felicitate, gratulate

   Antonyms:
   commiserate, condole with

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1. List of paraphrases for "congratulate":

   congratulating, commend, compliment, congratulations, congratulates, commends, congratulated, thank, welcome, commended, felicitate, praise, applaud

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How to use congratulate in a sentence?

1. Khaled Bahah:

   We congratulate the people of Aden and the Republic of Yemen as whole for what has been achieved in the last two days ... The government announces the liberation of Aden province.

2. Congressional Black Caucus:

   I've reached out to congratulate all of the newly-elected African American Members of Congress on their win, including Representatives-Elect Love and Hurd, and to invite them to join the Congressional Black Caucus, government is most effective when both parties work together for the greater good of the country. I have no doubt that all of the new Members of Congressional Black Caucus will bring their own unique perspective and skills, further solidifying our strength as a Caucus.

3. Herbert Diess:

   I want to congratulate you. With all this competition in Germany it is a great achievement, i thank you for pioneering, for pulling us and pushing us. Elon is the innovator.

4. Sheriff Todd Entrekin:

   His supporters got out and they’ve done a good job and I congratulate them on the race that they’ve run.

5. Del Rio:

   But I want to congratulate the CDC and the FDA for very quickly jumping on it, halting the vaccinations until we know more, and really trying to understand what's going on, i think vaccine safety has always been a priority -- and I think this is exactly the right move until we understand what's going on and what's the way forward.