commendable
adjectiveDeserving approval or praise.
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Clear all filtersDeserving approval or praise.
Similar enough in relevant respects to be meaningfully compared.
Deserving blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
Sharply critical or sarcastic; literally, able to burn or corrode.
Biting in tone
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Aware of or having knowledge of something.
Corresponding in size, degree, or value to something else.
Having the ability and knowledge needed to perform a task adequately.
Willing to follow instructions or meeting stated requirements.
Willing to follow directions
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Driven by an urge that is difficult to resist.
Having an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability or importance.
Excessively self-admiring
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Strong enough to settle a question or remove reasonable doubt.
Helping to bring about or support a desired result.
Helping a result occur
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Pleasant, agreeable, or well suited to one's tastes.
Agreement or coherence among parts, or reliable adherence to a standard over time.
Agreement or stable practice
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To combine or strengthen into a more stable whole.
Make stronger
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In agreement or harmony with something.
Readily noticeable or attracting attention.
Readily noticeable
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To introduce something unwanted that makes a substance or result impure or unreliable.
Deserving scorn or strong disapproval.
Likely to cause disagreement, or inclined to argue.
Likely to provoke disagreement
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Expressing or involving claims that oppose one another and cannot both hold in the same sense.
Warm, polite, and friendly.
Warmly polite
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Dishonest or willing to misuse a position for improper gain.
Dishonest or unprincipled
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Worthy of belief or trust.
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