| admirer | | |
| n. (person) | 1. admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist, supporter | a person who backs a politician or a team etc..; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" |
| ~ advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent | a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea. |
| ~ anglophil, anglophile | an admirer of England and things English. |
| ~ believer, truster | a supporter who accepts something as true. |
| ~ boswell | a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds. |
| ~ cheerleader | an enthusiastic and vocal supporter.; "he has become a cheerleader for therapeutic cloning" |
| ~ confederate | a supporter of the Confederate States of America. |
| ~ corporatist | a supporter of corporatism. |
| ~ enthusiast, partizan, partisan | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity. |
| ~ francophil, francophile | an admirer of France and everything French. |
| ~ free trader | an advocate of unrestricted international trade. |
| ~ functionalist | an adherent of functionalism. |
| ~ jacobite | a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts. |
| ~ loyalist, stalwart | a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt). |
| ~ new dealer | a supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal. |
| ~ graecophile, philhellene, philhellenist | an admirer of Greece and everything Greek. |
| ~ mainstay, pillar | a prominent supporter.; "he is a pillar of the community" |
| ~ roundhead | a supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War. |
| ~ seconder | someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote. |
| ~ shavian | an admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works. |
| ~ endorser, indorser, ratifier, subscriber | someone who expresses strong approval. |
| ~ well-wisher, sympathiser, sympathizer | someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful. |
| ~ toaster, wassailer | someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture. |
| ~ maintainer, sustainer, upholder | someone who upholds or maintains.; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy" |
| ~ verifier, voucher | someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement. |
| ~ whig | a supporter of the American Revolution. |
| n. (person) | 2. admirer | a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ venerator | someone who regards with deep respect or reverence. |
| ~ marveller, wonderer | someone filled with admiration and awe; someone who wonders at something. |
| n. (person) | 3. admirer, adorer | someone who admires a young woman.; "she had many admirers" |
| ~ lover | a person who loves someone or is loved by someone. |
| ~ fancier, enthusiast | a person having a strong liking for something. |
| ~ suer, suitor, wooer | a man who courts a woman.; "a suer for the hand of the princess" |
| ~ worshiper, worshipper | someone who admires too much to recognize faults. |
| commend | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. commend | express approval of. |
| ~ praise | express approval of.; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| v. (creation) | 2. commend | present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence.; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world" |
| ~ portray, present | represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture.; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" |
| v. (communication) | 3. commend | give to in charge.; "I commend my children to you" |
| ~ entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust | confer a trust upon.; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" |
| v. (communication) | 4. commend, recommend | express a good opinion of. |
| ~ praise | express approval of.; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| v. (communication) | 5. commend, remember | mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship.; "Remember me to your wife" |
| ~ cite, mention, refer, advert, name, bring up | make reference to.; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" |
| exalt | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. exalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaim | praise, glorify, or honor.; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" |
| ~ praise | express approval of.; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| ~ canonise, canonize | treat as a sacred person.; "He canonizes women" |
| ~ ensky | exalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise. |
| ~ crack up | rhapsodize about. |
| ~ hymn | praise by singing a hymn.; "They hymned their love of God" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. beatify, exalt, exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, tickle pink | fill with sublime emotion.; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" |
| ~ elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up | fill with high spirits; fill with optimism.; "Music can uplift your spirits" |
| v. (emotion) | 3. animate, enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorate | heighten or intensify.; "These paintings exalt the imagination" |
| ~ stimulate, shake up, stir, excite, shake | stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" |
| ~ encourage | inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to. |
| v. (change) | 4. exalt | raise in rank, character, or status.; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser" |
| ~ elevate, lift, raise | raise in rank or condition.; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" |
| ~ deify | exalt to the position of a God.; "the people deified their King" |
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| laud | | |
| praise | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. congratulations, extolment, kudos, praise | an expression of approval and commendation.; "he always appreciated praise for his work" |
| ~ commendation, approval | a message expressing a favorable opinion.; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" |
| ~ superlative | an exaggerated expression (usually of praise).; "the critics lavished superlatives on it" |
| ~ encomium, paean, panegyric, eulogy, pean | a formal expression of praise. |
| ~ eulogium, eulogy | a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently. |
| ~ good word, recommendation, testimonial | something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable. |
| ~ compliment | a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration. |
| n. (communication) | 2. praise | offering words of homage as an act of worship.; "they sang a hymn of praise to God" |
| ~ worship | the activity of worshipping. |
| ~ hallelujah | a shout or song of praise to God. |
| v. (communication) | 3. praise | express approval of.; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| ~ appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, measure, value | evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of.; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" |
| ~ troll | praise or celebrate in song.; "All tongues shall troll you" |
| ~ salute | express commendation of.; "I salute your courage!" |
| ~ applaud | express approval of.; "I applaud your efforts" |
| ~ exalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaim | praise, glorify, or honor.; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" |
| ~ blandish, flatter | praise somewhat dishonestly. |
| ~ eulogise, eulogize | praise formally and eloquently.; "The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral" |
| ~ compliment, congratulate | say something to someone that expresses praise.; "He complimented her on her last physics paper" |
| ~ gush, rave | praise enthusiastically.; "She raved about that new restaurant" |
| ~ commend | express approval of. |
| ~ recommend, commend | express a good opinion of. |
| ~ advertize, advertise, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| ~ puff up, puff | praise extravagantly.; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production" |
| ~ sonnet | praise in a sonnet. |
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