Congratulate
Congratulate verb - To express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune.
Root for and congratulate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Root for" instead a verb "Congratulate".
Root for
Root for verb - Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.
Congratulate and root for are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Congratulate" instead a verb "Root for".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hail and congratulate
- hail and root for
- recognize and congratulate
- recognize and root for
- bless and congratulate
- bless and root for
- sanction and congratulate
- sanction and root for
- approve and congratulate
- approve and root for
- praise and congratulate
- praise and root for
- acclaim and congratulate
- acclaim and root for
Cite this Source
Root for and Congratulate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/congratulate/root_for
Congratulate & Root for. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/congratulate/root_for>.
Root for or Congratulate. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/congratulate/root_for.
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