Definition for Congratulate:

• To wish joy to; felicitate.

Synonyms for Congratulate:

• n.

  •
  • praise,
  • toast,
  • pat someone on the back,
  • sing someone's/something's praises,
  • flatter,
  • acclaim,
  • pay someone a compliment.
  •
  • respect.
  •congratulate (noun)
  • plume,
  • preen.

• v.

  •compliment (verb)
  • ingratiated with,
  • pats on back,
  • pat the back,
  • fawning upon,
  • payed respects,
  • handing it to,
  • paying tribute to,
  • hands it to,
  • trades last,
  • roosing,
  • re commends,
  • ex tolled,
  • kudizes,
  • patted on back,
  • re-commending,
  • paid respects,
  • paid tribute to,
  • ingratiates with,
  • spake highly of,
  • giving bouquet,
  • re commended,
  • took off hat to,
  • handing to,
  • re commending,
  • ingratiated oneself with,
  • patted on the back,
  • ingratiating oneself with,
  • speaking highly of,
  • rooses,
  • patted the back,
  • gave bouquet,
  • re-commend,
  • took hat to,
  • patting on back,
  • pats the back,
  • trading last,
  • ingratiate with,
  • wishes joy to,
  • pays tribute to,
  • gives bouquet,
  • made much of,
  • handed it to,
  • sung praises of,
  • sang praises of,
  • re commend,
  • ex-tolled,
  • takes hat to,
  • paying respects,
  • pays respects,
  • roosed,
  • patted back,
  • payed tribute to,
  • pat back,
  • traded last,
  • speaks highly of,
  • patting back,
  • wished joy to,
  • takes off hat to,
  • fawns upon,
  • re-commended,
  • sings praises of,
  • taking hat to,
  • pats on the back,
  • re-commends,
  • wishing joy to,
  • handed to,
  • patting on the back,
  • taking off hat to,
  • fawn up on,
  • take hat to,
  • ex tolling,
  • spoke highly of,
  • fawned upon,
  • fawns up on,
  • kudized,
  • puffs up,
  • hands to,
  • hand to,
  • fawning up on,
  • makes much of,
  • singing praises of,
  • kudizing,
  • ingratiates oneself with,
  • pats back,
  • fawned up on,
  • patting the back,
  • ingratiating with,
  • ex-tolling.
  •compliment on achievement, luck (verb)
  • stroke,
  • gold star,
  • bless,
  • wish happy returns,
  • felicitate,
  • give a big cigar,
  • hear it for,
  • boost,
  • give regards,
  • wish one well,
  • pat on back,
  • rejoice with.
  •congratulate (verb)
  • commend,
  • recommend.
  •pride (verb)
  • over bore,
  • over bear,
  • being proud,
  • gloried in,
  • over bears,
  • reveled in,
  • revelling in,
  • glorying in,
  • glories in,
  • flattered oneself,
  • over-borne,
  • wert proud,
  • Over-bearing,
  • flatters oneself,
  • overbore,
  • over-born,
  • over bearing,
  • revelled in,
  • over-bears,
  • is proud,
  • holds head high,
  • art proud,
  • flattering oneself,
  • overborn,
  • were proud,
  • am proud,
  • over borne,
  • over born,
  • revels in,
  • reveling in,
  • held head high,
  • over-bore,
  • was proud,
  • are proud,
  • wast proud,
  • holding head high.
  •puff (verb)
  • pressagenting,
  • over praises,
  • pro-mote,
  • press-agents,
  • press-agenting,
  • press-agented,
  • over praising,
  • press agented,
  • pressagent,
  • press agenting,
  • pro moting,
  • over praised,
  • hyping,
  • over-praise,
  • pressagented,
  • over-praises,
  • pressagents,
  • over-praising,
  • over-praised,
  • pro-moting,
  • pro-motes,
  • over praise.
  •salute (verb)
  • pays tribute,
  • snapped to attention,
  • snaps to attention,
  • re cognize,
  • presents arms,
  • snapped attention,
  • re-cognizing,
  • re cognizing,
  • re cognizes,
  • paid homage,
  • took hat off to,
  • taking hat off to,
  • paying homage,
  • payed homage,
  • re-cognized,
  • payed tribute,
  • calling to,
  • takes hat off to,
  • snaps attention,
  • re cognized,
  • calls to,
  • snapping to attention,
  • pays homage,
  • snap attention,
  • snapping attention,
  • presented arms.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • exalt,
  • honor,
  • cite,
  • herald,
  • hail,
  • rhapsodize,
  • glorify,
  • gush,
  • applaud,
  • celebrate,
  • push forward,
  • extol,
  • tout,
  • eulogize.
  •
  • recognize.
  •pride
  • overborne,
  • hold head high,
  • flatter oneself,
  • overbears,
  • over-bear,
  • glory in,
  • overbear,
  • revel in,
  • Preened,
  • be proud.
  •publicize
  • puff.

Paraphrases for Congratulate:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    Congratulating, congratulates, Congratulated.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Congratulating.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    praises.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    praise.
  • Verb, past tense
    compliments, complimented, Thanked, appreciated, acknowledged, noted, Commented, recognized, Praised, supported, extended, Wished, valued, Lauded, sent, said, wanted, thanks, hailed.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    AM, thank, celebrate, appreciate, wish, offer, felicitate.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    appreciates, acknowledges, greets, greetings, notes, recognizes, endorses, supports, values, marks, thanks, praises, hails, CONGRATS.
  • Verb, base form
    thanks, thank, celebrate, appreciate, rejoice, wish, felicitate, convey.

• Other Related

  • Coordinating conjunction
    commend.
  • Proper noun, singular
    welcomes, congratulations, commends.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    compliment.
  • Verb, past tense
    welcomed, Applauded, Commended, salute, commend.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    welcome, applaud, compliment, salute, praise, commend.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    compliments, salutes, encourages, welcomes, congratulations, commends, commend.
  • Verb, base form
    welcome, applaud, compliment, salute, commends, offer, praise, commend.

Antonyms for Congratulate:

• v.

  • compliment on achievement, luck
    criticize, condemn, harp, blame, commiserate.
  • Other antonyms:
    taunt, tease, console, cry down, belittle, jeer, write off, mock, deprecate, minimize, condole with, ridicule, disparage, depreciate, discount, diminish, bad-mouth, decry.

Congratulate Sentence Examples:

• Jim, old boy, let me congratulate you.

• I congratulate you, old boy.