Antonyms of verb disparage

1 sense of disparage

Sense 1
disparage, belittle, pick at -- (express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts")
       Antonym of flatter (Sense 1)
      => flatter, blandish -- (praise somewhat dishonestly)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb disparage

1 sense of disparage

Sense 1
disparage, belittle, pick at -- (express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts")
       => knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart -- (find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free")

Antonyms of adj disparaging

1 sense of disparaging

Sense 1
derogative, derogatory, disparaging -- (expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house")

INDIRECT (VIA uncomplimentary) -> complimentary -- (conveying or resembling a compliment; "a complimentary remark")

Similarity of adj disparaging

1 sense of disparaging

Sense 1
derogative, derogatory, disparaging -- (expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house")
       => uncomplimentary (vs. complimentary) -- (tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage)