13
complimentary(adjective, kind, praise, flattering, approbation)
12
laudatory(adjective, kind, praise, polite, flattering)
5
approbatory(adjective, kind, praise, polite, flattering)
5
congratulatory(adjective, kind, praise, polite, flattering)
5
eulogistic(adjective, kind, polite, flattering, approbation)
4
acclamatory(adjective, praise, approving, admiring, praising)
4
appreciative(kind, polite, flattering, respectful, admiring)
4
encomiastic(adjective, kind, polite, flattering, approbation)
4
favorable(adjective, complimentary)
4
panegyrical(adjective, kind, polite, flattering, approbation)
3
applauding(adjective, approving, complimentary)
3
flattering(adjective, kind, polite, respectful, admiring)
3
panegyric
3
positive(adjective, complimentary)
3
praising(adjective, approving, admiring, complimentary)
2
admiring(kind, flattering, praising, complimentary)
2
benedictory
2
favourable
2
good
2
laudative(admiring, praising)
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