speak well of
English dictionary entry
Meanings
verb
- To say good things about someone or something.
Word forms
speak well of
speaks well of
speaking well of
spoke well of
spoken well of
Synonyms
laud
praise
puff
brush up to
collogue
flatter
flatterize
glaver
gloze
jolly
lay it on thick
make fair weather
palaver
preen
soothe
speak well of
stroke
tickle the ear
aggrandize
applaud
enthrone
appraise
belaud
bepraise
commend
cry up
eulogize
exalt
extol
glorify
honor
idolize
lionize
magnify
panegyrize
revere
transfigure
venerate
worthy
Antonyms
speak ill of
assassinate
asperse
backbite
badmouth
befoul
belibel
besmirch
besmear
bewray
blacken
blame
blaze
blemish
blot
blur
calumniate
calumny
chat shit
chat shite
cloud
defame
demonize
denigrate
deprave
depreciate
detract
dirty
discredit
disgrace
disparage
disrepute
diss
drag through the mud
forgab
forspeak
foul
infamize
lampoon
libel
malign
monsterize
muddy
reproach
revile
scandal
shit-talk
slag
slander
smear
smirch
spatter
spot
stab
stain
sully
talk shit
talk shite
talk trash
tarnish
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