commend
Express warm approval
Commend means to praise or express approval: The teacher commended her for excellent work.
It can also mean to entrust something to someone's care: I commend my soul to God.
To commend itself is to be appealing or worthy of consideration: The plan commends itself to anyone who values efficiency.
The word carries a formal tone, often appearing in official contexts like letters of recommendation.
To voice high esteem
- extolPraise with enthusiasm
- applaudClap to show praise
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
- complimentWords expressing approval
congratulate · kudos · celebrate · eulogize · glorify · hail · salute · honor
Entrust authority to another
- consignEntrust to another's keeping
- commitBind to a course
- chargeCost or accusation
- confideShare private matters
transfer · assign · hand over · deliver · vest · remit · relegate · surrender
Public cause supporter
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- vouchGive personal assurance
- backReverse side; support
- approveFormally accept or authorize
sanction · champion · promote · endorse · certify · validate · affirm · second
Mention as authority
- mentionBrief verbal acknowledgment
- recognizePerceive as known
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- noteShort written record
single out · distinguish · highlight · spotlight · honor · award · decorate · bestow
laud
To voice high esteem
compliment · congratulate · kudos · celebrate · eulogize · glorify · hail · salute · honor · admire
delegate
Entrust authority to another
confide · transfer · assign · hand over · deliver · vest · remit · relegate · surrender · yield
advocate
Public cause supporter
approve · sanction · champion · promote · endorse · certify · validate · affirm · second · favor
cite
Mention as authority
- mentionBrief verbal acknowledgment
- recognizePerceive as known
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
note · single out · distinguish · highlight · spotlight · honor · award · decorate · bestow · confer
- Feedback Termspraise, criticism, suggestion, comment, review
- judgmentsjudgment call, judge, moral judgment, criticize, value judgment
- acknowledgmentsacknowledgment, acknowledgement, acknowledgments, acknowledgment, dedications
- celebration actionscheer, toast, dance, sing, clap
- approvalapprove, approval rating, agree, accept, thumbs-up
- assertionsassertions, asserting, assert, statements, stating
recommend, recommended, recommendation, commendable, recommending, commendation, recommends, recommendations, commended