Commendatory and Censuring
Opposite meaning words
Commendatory
Commendatory adjective - Expressing approval.
Usage example: on the basis of several commendatory letters from his teachers, the student was admitted to the advanced studies program
Censuring is an antonym for commendatory.
Censuring
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