to congratulate

Examples

• All

• I sincerely wish to congratulate you on the learning commons transformation.

  Academic text (2015)

• QUESTION: Mr. O'Grady: Henry, I would like to congratulate you on your work at Nuremberg.

  Academic text (1994)

• I also want to congratulate you for being here.

• I think you should congratulate yourself on on your hard work.

• And it's my great pleasure to welcome you and congratulate you for being here.

• And while I feel for you, I also congratulate you on the growth.

• Um, I came here to congratulate you.

  Shallow Hal (2001)

• And I first just want to both thank and congratulate the sponsors of this stunning event.

• Ladies and gentlemen, I wanna congratulate you on entering the Guinness Book of World Records.

  Find Me Guilty (2006)

• I wanted to be the first one to congratulate you on your new job.

Synonyms

P

to praise

vsto congratulate

381 1.0

To tell a person that you admire or approve of them

is used to celebrate success or special occasions rather than general approval

A

to applaud

vsto congratulate

172 3.2

To show praise in public for a person or idea

is aimed at marking someone's success or special occasion rather than general approval

H

to hail

vsto congratulate

• Literature

156 4.1

To welcome or praise someone publicly and enthusiastically

is used for success or special moments but also for general greeting

C

to compliment

vsto congratulate

102 1.6

To say something nice about someone or their work

is used mainly for success or occasions rather than casual praise

C

to commend

vsto congratulate

85 4.4

To praise someone or something for good work

focuses on praising for an achievement or occasion rather than general approval

A

to acclaim

vsto congratulate

62 4.5

To praise someone in public with great excitement for their success

is used for praising achievements or occasions but can be less personal

L

to laud

vsto congratulate

• Formal

32 7.7

To praise someone publicly in a formal way

is praise for success or occasions but less necessarily grand or public

O

to offer congratulations

vsto congratulate

• Formal

6 2.8

To tell someone you are happy for their success

has identical meaning but is a more common phrasing

F

to felicitate

vsto congratulate

• Formal

1 9.6

To congratulate someone on a success or special occasion

is similar but used in everyday speech rather than formal use

Antonyms

C

to criticize

653 3.3

To say what is wrong with someone or something

C

to condemn

305 4.0

To strongly criticize someone or something publicly

How Strong

to laud

• Formal

32 7.7

to praise

381 1.0

to congratulate

207 2.4

to commend

85 4.4

to acknowledge

72 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology