Commendation and Execration
Opposite meaning words
Commendation
Commendation noun - A formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed.
Execration is an antonym for commendation.
Execration
Execration noun - A prayer that harm will come to someone.
Usage example: upon discovering that someone had stolen his golf bag, he let loose a volley of execrations
Commendation is an antonym for execration.
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