Generator of compliments

A compliment generator for every kind of person

A good compliment is never open flattery. It points at something genuinely true about the person and says it plainly. If the right words will not come, use our compliment generator: it chooses them for the specific person you have in mind. For example:

1. “You can turn an ordinary Tuesday into something worth remembering” — for a partner.
2. “Your hugs still work better than any medicine” — for a mother or a grandmother.
3. “You explain complicated things in a way that even a newcomer follows” — for a colleague at work.
4. “You are the kind of friend I can ring at three in the morning without apologising” — for a friend.
5. “Thank you for holding the door, that was genuinely kind” — for someone you barely know.

Different people need different words, which is exactly why the generator has categories.

Five categories of compliments

• Partner — warm, personal words for the person you love.
• Co-worker — professional compliments that belong at work: about reliability, clear explanations, composure in a crisis. No flirting and no remarks about appearance.
• Friend — warm and often funny, the way friends actually talk.
• Family — words for a mother, father, grandparent, sibling, son or daughter.
• Someone you barely know — polite, low-key compliments for a shop assistant, a driver, a neighbour or a stranger in a queue.

Compliments in the work and stranger categories stay deliberately restrained, the way English politeness works. A single compliment can belong to two categories at once.

How to use the compliment generator

First choose whether the compliment is for a man or a woman. Then say who that person is to you: a partner, a co-worker, a friend, family, or someone you barely know. If the category does not matter, leave “Not important” selected and the generator draws from the whole dictionary. Then press the generate button.

If the suggested line is not quite right, press the button again. Once you have found the words, copy them with one click, open your messenger or email, paste the text (add an emoji, a picture, music or a video if you like) and send it. Or simply remember it and say it in person.

What makes this compliment generator different

It is available around the clock on every device and browser, and it costs nothing to use. The dictionary holds over 830 original compliments for men and women — roughly a hundred per category for each gender.

Every line was written in English from scratch rather than translated, so nothing reads like a machine has been at it. These are full sentences rather than isolated words and stock phrases.

Other advantages of the compliment generator:

• useful settings: the gender of the person and your relationship to them;
• you can share the service with friends, relatives and colleagues;
• it takes a few clicks to get a well-made compliment;
• the result copies in one click, ready to paste into a messenger or a social network;
• the generator is compact and easy to use on a smartphone;
• you can always rate the compliment you were given with a thumbs up or down;
• no registration is required;
• if the compliment does not fit, you can generate a new one instantly.

Add the generator to your bookmarks and you will never again be stuck looking for the right way to tell someone something good.