📖 Definitions of "Commended"
verb
- 1
To congratulate or reward.
"The schoolboy was commended for raising the alarm about the burning building."
- 2
To praise or acclaim.
- 3
To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.
- 4
To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Commended"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| recommendverb | (transitive) To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice. |
| rememberverb | To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory. |
| acclaimed | Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected. |
| acknowledgedverb | Generally accepted, recognized or admitted. |
| applaudedverb | (transitive, intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands. |
| appraisedverb | (transitive) To determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose. |
| appreciatedverb | Recognized as having value. |
| approvedverb | Having received approval. |
| awardedverb | (transitive) To give (an award). |
| commandeeredverb | (transitive) To seize for military use. |
| commentedverb | (intransitive, with "on" or "about") To make remarks or notes; to express a view regarding. |
| complimentedverb | (ambitransitive) To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone). |
| complimentsnoun | Good wishes. |
| congratulateverb | To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for |
| congratulatedverb | To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for |
| congratulatingnoun | The act by which someone is congratulated; congratulation. |
| congratulationsnoun | "Congratulations", sometimes known by its Icelandic title of "Til hamingju Ísland", was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Silvía Night. |
| creditedverb | Having something attributed to oneself. |
| encouraged | Having been given hope or encouragement. |
| exalted | Praised, honored. |
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