pats the back

Main Entry:
brag [brag]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: talk boastingly
Synonyms: blow one's own horn, bluster*, boast, crow*, exult, gasconade, gloat, grandstand, hotdog, jive, mouth*, pat oneself on the back, prate, puff, rodomontade, showboat, shuck, swagger, vaunt
Antonyms: be modest, be quiet, deprecate
Main Entry: compliment
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: praise, flatter
Synonyms: acclaim, adulate, applaud, butter up, cajole, celebrate, charm, cheer, commemorate, commend, congratulate, endorse, eulogize, exalt, extol, fawn upon, felicitate, give bouquet, glorify, hail, hand it to, honor, ingratiate oneself with, kudize, laud, magnify, make much of, panegyrize, pat on the back, pay respects, pay tribute to, please, puff up, recommend, roose, salute, sanction, satisfy, sing praises of, soothe, speak highly of, take off hat to, toast, trade last, wish joy to, worship
Notes: complement is 'to complete, round out' and compliment is 'to praise or admire' and as a noun it is an expression of praise or admiration
Antonyms: blame, censure, complain, criticize, denounce, insult, libel, slander
Main Entry: encourage
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give support; help
Synonyms: abet, advance, advocate, aid, approve, assist, back, back up, befriend, bolster, boost, brace, comfort, console, countenance, develop, ease, egg on, endorse, favor, fortify, forward, foster, further, get behind, give a leg up, go for, improve, instigate, invite, pat on the back, prevail, promote, pull for, push, reassure, reinforce, relieve, root for, sanction, second, serve, side with, smile upon, solace, spur, strengthen, subscribe to, subsidize, succor, support, sustain, uphold
Antonyms: block, confuse, deter, discourage
Main Entry: laud
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: acclaim, praise
Synonyms: admire, adore, approve, bless, boost, build up, celebrate, commend, compliment, cry up, eulogize, extol, flatter, glorify, hand it to, honor, hymn, magnify, panegyrize, pat on the back, revere, reverence, sing the praises of, stroke, venerate, worship
Antonyms: blame, castigate, criticize
Main Entry: patronize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: condescend
Synonyms: be gracious to, be lofty, be overbearing, deign, favor, indulge, look down on, pat on the back, snub, stoop, talk down to, toss a few crumbs, treat as inferior, treat badly, treat like a child
Antonyms: be humble, be modest
Main Entry: blow one's own horn
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: congratulate oneself
Synonyms: boast, brag, crow, gloat, grandstand, hug oneself, pat oneself on the back, toot one's own horn
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