• to bestow encomiums on sy
• it does more credit to his heart than to his head
• commendatory, laudative, laudatory
• applause, commendation, compliment, honourable mention, laud, laudation, praise
• commendable, honourable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy
• creditable, honourable, laudable, praiseworthy
• to crack up to the nines, to glorify, to preach up, to push, to vaunt, to write up