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Testimonial

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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Approval 76% connected

Approbation; sanction.

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Commendation 76% connected

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

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Evidence 76% connected

That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the…

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Extolment 76% connected

Praise.

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Kudos 76% connected

Glory; fame; renown; praise.

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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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Character 76% connected

A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.

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Puff 76% connected

A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.

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Reference 76% connected

The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

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Testament 76% connected

A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to disposal of his estate and effects after his death.

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Recommend 74% connected

To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit to another's care, confidence, or acceptance, with favoring representations; to put in a fav…

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Recommend 74% connected

To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit to another's care, confidence, or acceptance, with favoring representations; to put in a fav…

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Show 74% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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Show 74% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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Testimony 74% connected

A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.

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Testimony 74% connected

A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.

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Tribute 74% 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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Tribute 74% 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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Testimony 66% connected

A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.

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Tribute 66% 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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Recommendation 92% connected

The act of recommending.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Testimony 92% connected

A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tribute 92% 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…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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