Congratulations vs Condolences - What's the difference?
congratulations | condolences | Antonyms |
Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
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(plural only) comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died
Condolences is a antonym of congratulations.
As interjections the difference between congratulations and condolences
is that congratulations is expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation while condolences is Expressing perfunctory or jocular condolence wishes.As nouns the difference between congratulations and condolences
is that congratulations is plural of lang=en while condolences is plural of lang=en.congratulations
English
Interjection
(en interjection)Letters: Say it as simply as possible, passage=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?}}
Synonyms
* SeeSee also
* congratsNoun
(head)condolences
English
Noun
(head)- I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.
