Congratulate
Congratulate verb - To express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune.
Usage example: let me be the first to congratulate you on winning the award
Salute is a synonym for congratulate in praise topic. In some cases you can use "Salute" instead a verb "Congratulate", when it comes to topics like luck.
Salute
Salute verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.
Congratulate is a synonym for salute in greet topic. You can use "Congratulate" instead a verb "Salute".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- honour and congratulate
- honour and salute
- hail and congratulate
- hail and salute
- recognize and congratulate
- recognize and salute
- praise and congratulate
- praise and salute
- acclaim and congratulate
- acclaim and salute
- commend and congratulate
- commend and salute
- applaud and congratulate
- applaud and salute
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The men surrender, respectfully salute Walker, and even congratulate him for taking Dubai from them.
Source: Video Game / Spec Ops: The Line -
Since the very beginning several NP Cs congratulate you on your success at holding off the undead, and by the time you finish the main quest chain the palace guards salute and announce you, and Lord Neverember himself approaches to chat with you instead of his bodyguard shooing you away.
Source: Video Game / Neverwinter -
Strange Salute: The Space Monkeys routinely congratulate each other by high-fiving with their feet.
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