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Commendation

The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.

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Narrower term 24

Acclaim 76% connected

To applaud.

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Acclamation 76% connected

A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.

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Applause 76% connected

The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or ot…

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Approbation 76% connected

Proof; attestation.

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Cheer 76% connected

The face; the countenance or its expression.

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Clapping 76% connected

of Clap

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Connivance 76% connected

Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or cooperation.

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Countenance 76% connected

To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.

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Credit 76% connected

Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.

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Eclat 76% connected

Brilliancy of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.

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Encouragement 76% connected

The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

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Endorsement 76% connected

Same as Indorsement.

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Extolment 76% connected

Praise.

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Imprimatur 76% connected

A license to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in countries subjected to the censorship of the press, approval of that which is published.

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Indorsement 76% connected

The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other written instrument.

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Kudos 76% connected

Glory; fame; renown; praise.

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Permission 76% connected

The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent; authorization; leave; license or liberty granted.

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Plaudit 76% connected

A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.

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Praise 76% connected

To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts.

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Recognition 76% connected

The act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed; notice.

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Sanction 76% connected

Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; es…

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Testimonial 76% connected

A writing or certificate which bears testimony in favor of one's character, good conduct, ability, etc., or of the value of a thing.

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Tribute 76% connected

An annual or stated sum of money or other valuable thing, paid by one ruler or nation to another, either as an acknowledgment of submission, or as th…

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Warrant 76% connected

That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which on…

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Accolade 76% connected

A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting am embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword.

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Award 76% connected

To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrator…

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Content 76% connected

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

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Honor 76% connected

Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.

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Honour 76% connected

a woman's virtue or chastity

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Message 76% connected

Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.

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Substance 76% connected

That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

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Commend 74% connected

To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation.

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Commend 74% connected

To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation.

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Approval 92% connected

Approbation; sanction.

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Citation 92% connected

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.

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