'pat on the back' definitions:
Synonyms of 'pat on the back'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abet,
- aid and abet,
- ask for,
- assurance,
- assure,
- bear up,
- best wishes,
- bless,
- blessing,
- bolster,
- brace up,
- buck up,
- cheer,
- comfort,
- compliment,
- condole with,
- congratulate,
- congratulation,
- console,
- countenance,
- ease,
- embolden,
- emboldening,
- encourage,
- encouragement,
- feed,
- felicitate,
- felicitation,
- foster,
- give a bouquet,
- give comfort,
- give encouragement,
- good wishes,
- gratulate,
- gratulation,
- hand it to,
- hearten,
- heartening,
- inspiration,
- inspire,
- inspirit,
- inspiriting,
- inspiritment,
- invite,
- keep in countenance,
- nerve,
- nourish,
- nurture,
- pay a compliment,
- put at ease,
- reassurance,
- reassure,
- rejoice with,
- relieve,
- set at ease,
- solace,
- support,
- sympathize with