Congratulate and Ridicule

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Congratulate verb - To express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune.

Usage example: let me be the first to congratulate you on winning the award

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Ridicule is an antonym for congratulate.

Ridicule verb - To make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter.

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Congratulate is an antonym for ridicule.

character	congratulate character	ridicule character
people	congratulate people	ridicule people
team	congratulate team	ridicule team
opponent	congratulate opponent	ridicule opponent
Other words: everyone, ralph, games.

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