Praise and Rate

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Praise

Praise verb - To proclaim the glory of.
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Antonyms for Praise
Rate is an antonym for praise.
Nearby Words: praised, praising

Rate

Rate verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Usage example: a tyrannical father who usually spent most of dinnertime rating his children on their alleged multitude of failings
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Praise is an antonym for rate.
Nearby Words: rated, rateable, rater
Similar words of praise

Similar words of rate

How words are described

high high praise high rate
similar similar praise similar rate
critical critical praise critical rate
actual actual praise actual rate
Other adjectives: constant, massive, great, huge, highest, greater, higher.

Common collocations

ability praise ability rate ability
power praise power rate power
work praise work rate work
performance praise performance rate performance
Other words: people, series, game, dish, book, star, film, skills, films, abilities, games.
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