Meanings
interjection
- Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
Warm congratulations on your newborn boy!
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Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?
2013 November 30, Paul Davis, “Letters: Say it as simply as possible”, in The Economist, volume 409, number 8864Synonyms: felicitations. See Thesaurus:well done
noun
- pluralplural of congratulation
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionExpressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
Similar
felicitations. See Thesaurus:well done
More synonyms by meaning
nounan expression of approval and commendation
Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic مُبَارَك, مَبْرُوك
- مُبَارَك (mubārak)expressing approbation
- مَبْرُوك (mabrūk)expressing approbation
Basque zorionak
- zorionakexpressing approbation
Bengali মোবারক, মুবারক
- মোবারক (mōbarok)expressing approbation
- মুবারক (mubarok)expressing approbation
- মারহাবা (marhaba)expressing approbation
Bulgarian поздравле́ния
- поздравле́ния (pozdravlénija)expressing approbation
Catalan felicitats, enhorabona
- felicitatsexpressing approbation
- enhorabonaexpressing approbation
Chinese Mandarin 恭喜, 恭喜恭喜
- 恭喜 (gōngxǐ)expressing approbation
- 恭喜恭喜 (gōngxǐ gōngxǐ)expressing approbation
Czech gratuluji
- gratulujiexpressing approbation
Danish tillykke
- tillykkeexpressing approbation
Dutch gefeliciteerd, proficiat
- gefeliciteerdexpressing approbation
- proficiatexpressing approbation
- van harteexpressing approbation
Esperanto gratulojn
- gratulojnexpressing approbation
Finnish onnea, onneksi olkoon
- onneaexpressing approbation
- onneksi olkoonexpressing approbation
- onnittelutexpressing approbation
French félicitations
- félicitationsexpressing approbation
German Glückwunsch, herzlichen Glückwunsch
- Glückwunschexpressing approbation
- herzlichen Glückwunschexpressing approbation
Greek συγχαρητήρια
- συγχαρητήρια (syncharitíria)expressing approbation
Hebrew מַזָּל טוֹב, כָּל הַכָּבוֹד
- מַזָּל טוֹב (mazál tóv)expressing approbation
- כָּל הַכָּבוֹד (kól hakavód)expressing approbation
Hindi मुबारक, बधाई
- मुबारक (mubārak)expressing approbation
- बधाई (badhāī)expressing approbation
Hungarian gratulálok, gratulálunk
- gratulálokexpressing approbation
- gratulálunkexpressing approbation
Icelandic til hamingju, gott hjá þér
- til hamingjuexpressing approbation
- gott hjá þérexpressing approbation
Indonesian selamat
- selamatexpressing approbation
Irish comhghairdeas
- comhghairdeasexpressing approbation
Italian congratulazioni, complimenti
- congratulazioniexpressing approbation
- complimentiexpressing approbation
Japanese おめでとう, おめでとうございます
- おめでとう (omedetō)expressing approbation
- おめでとうございます (omedetō gozaimasu)expressing approbation
Korean 축하해요, 축하합니다
- 축하해요 (chukhahaeyo)expressing approbation
- 축하합니다 (chukhahamnida)expressing approbation
Latvian apsveicam
- apsveicamexpressing approbation
Lithuanian sveikiname
- sveikinameexpressing approbation
Malay tahniah, syabas
- tahniahexpressing approbation
- syabasexpressing approbation
Norwegian Bokmål gratulerer, til lykke
- gratulererexpressing approbation
- til lykkeexpressing approbation
- tillykkeexpressing approbation
Persian تبریک
- تبریک (tabrik)expressing approbation
Polish gratulacje
- gratulacjeexpressing approbation
Portuguese parabéns, congratulações
- parabénsexpressing approbation
- congratulaçõesexpressing approbation
Romanian felicitări
- felicităriexpressing approbation
Russian поздравля́ю, мои́ поздравле́ния
- поздравля́ю (pozdravljáju)expressing approbation
- мои́ поздравле́ния (moí pozdravlénija)expressing approbation
- молоде́ц (molodéc)expressing approbation
Scottish Gaelic meal do naidheachd, meal ur naidheachd
- meal do naidheachdexpressing approbation
- meal ur naidheachdexpressing approbation
- meal a naidheachdexpressing approbation
Slovak blahoželám, gratulujem
- blahoželámexpressing approbation
- gratulujemexpressing approbation
Spanish felicidades, enhorabuena
- felicidadesexpressing approbation
- enhorabuenaexpressing approbation
Swahili hongera
- hongeraexpressing approbation
Swedish grattis, gratulerar
- grattisexpressing approbation
- gratulerarexpressing approbation
Tagalog balangaw
- balangawexpressing approbation
Tamil வாழ்த்துக்கள்
- வாழ்த்துக்கள் (vāḻttukkaḷ)expressing approbation
Thai ยินดีด้วย
- ยินดีด้วย (yindii dûai)expressing approbation
Turkish tebrikler, tebrik ederim
- tebriklerexpressing approbation
- tebrik ederimexpressing approbation
Ukrainian віта́ю
- віта́ю (vitáju)expressing approbation
Urdu مبارک
- مبارک (mubārak)expressing approbation
Vietnamese chúc mừng, xin chúc mừng
- chúc mừngexpressing approbation
- xin chúc mừngexpressing approbation
Welsh llongyfarchiadau
- llongyfarchiadauexpressing approbation
Yiddish מזל־טובֿ
- מזל־טובֿ (mazl-tov)expressing approbation
Zulu halala
- halalaexpressing approbation
Cite this entry
APA
congratulations. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congratulations
MLA
“congratulations.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congratulations. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “congratulations,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congratulations.
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