#EngVocab: Other ways of saying “praise”

Admin wants to share some other ways of saying ‘praise’. Hope you’re not sleepy yet :)

First, admin will tweet praise’s meaning. Praise: to express admiration about the achievement or characteristics of a person or a thing. Here are the other ways of saying praise:

Congratulate. Meaning: to praise someone and say that you approve of or are pleased about a special or unusual achievement.
- Example:
  - “My mother congratulated me and my band on winning on music competition last month.”
Compliment. Meaning: to praise or express admiration for someone for what she/he has done or the way she/he looks.
- Example:
  - “Lyn was just complimenting Gerard on his band performance last night.”
Commend. Meaning: to formally praise someone or something. You can use this word when you praise someone publicly or officially.
- Example:
  - “The headmaster commended Ray for his bravery.”
Pay tribute to (somebody/something). Meaning: to praise someone or something. If you don’t want to use commend, you can use this phrase when you praise someone publicly or officially.
- Example:
  - “The President paid tribute to the Soccer team who had won the match.”
Flatter. Meaning: to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is not sincere.
- Example:
  - “I knew my sister only flattering me because she wanted to borrow my dress for her friend’s birthday party.”
Rave. Meaning: to praise something very much. You can use this word when you praise someone or something a lot.
- Example:
  - “Gwen raved over the shoes she had seen at the Jakarta Fashion Week last month.”