Congratulate and Maledict

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

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Maledict is an antonym for congratulate.

Maledict verb - To ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon.

Usage example: a fiery televangelist who was notorious for maledicting liberals and their ilk on a weekly basis

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Congratulate is an antonym for maledict.

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Maledict and Congratulate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/congratulate/maledict

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