Today, their efforts have paid off and they are in possession of conclusive evidence, an achievement which is indeed commendable.
Source: tatoeba (794759)
Commendable
//kəˈmɛndəbəl//
Synonyms for "commendable" (64 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Adjective(3 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (19)
Related words (32)
goodlygrandhealthyhelpfulkindlaudablemeritoriousmodelnicenoblepleasantpraiseworthilyprofitableregalroyalskillfulsoundsplendidunexceptionableuseful
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Adjective(2 words)
Adverb(2 words)
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Synonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesderived
5 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
48 translations across 21 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- təqdirəlayiq adj (worthy of commendation)
Belarusian
1 entries- пахвальны adj (worthy of commendation)
Bulgarian
2 entries- похвален adj (worthy of commendation)
- препоръчителен adj (worthy of commendation)
Catalan
3 entries- digne d'elogi adj (worthy of commendation)
- encomiable adj (worthy of commendation)
- lloable adj (worthy of commendation)
Dutch
3 entries- lofwaardig adj (worthy of commendation)
- lovenswaardig adj (worthy of commendation)
- prijzenswaardig adj (worthy of commendation)
Finnish
3 entries- ihailtava adj (worthy of commendation)
- kehuttava adj (worthy of commendation)
- kiitettävä adj (worthy of commendation)
French
2 entries- digne d'éloges adj (worthy of commendation)
- louable adj (worthy of commendation)
German
4 entries- anerkennenswert adj (worthy of commendation)
- empfehlenswert adj (worthy of commendation)
- lobenswert adj (worthy of commendation)
- löblich adj (worthy of commendation)
Greek
1 entries- αινετός adj (worthy of commendation)
Hindi
2 entries- प्रशंसनीय adj (worthy of commendation)
- सराहनीय adj (worthy of commendation)
Hungarian
2 entries- dicséretes adj (worthy of commendation)
- dicséretre méltó adj (worthy of commendation)
Malayalam
1 entries- പ്രശംസനീയ adj (worthy of commendation)
Middle English
1 entries- commendable adj (worthy of commendation)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- ستوده adj (worthy of commendation)
- مبرور adj (worthy of commendation)
- مندوب adj (worthy of commendation)
Polish
2 entries- chwalebny adj (worthy of commendation)
- godny pochwały adj (worthy of commendation)
Romanian
3 entries- elogiabil adj (worthy of commendation)
- lăudabil adj (worthy of commendation)
- recomandabil adj (worthy of commendation)
Russian
2 entries- досто́йный похвалы́ adj (worthy of commendation)
- похва́льный adj (worthy of commendation)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- cliùiteach adj (worthy of commendation)
Spanish
3 entries- alabable adj (worthy of commendation)
- encomiable adj (worthy of commendation)
- loable adj (worthy of commendation)
Turkish
4 entries- beğenilir adj (worthy of commendation)
- methedilmeye layık adj (worthy of commendation)
- tavsiye edilir adj (worthy of commendation)
- önerilir adj (worthy of commendation)
Ukrainian
1 entries- похва́льний adj (worthy of commendation)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.
Source: tatoeba (1411022)
This is very commendable.
Source: tatoeba (5744353)
The institution's concern for the well-being of its employees is commendable.
Source: tatoeba (6009225)
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