Commendatory and Slighting

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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

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Slighting is an antonym for commendatory.

Slighting adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.

Usage example: slighting remarks about the general lack of musical talent among the contestants

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Commendatory is an antonym for slighting.

Nearby Words: slight, slighted, slightingly

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