Praise

//pɹeɪz//

Synonyms for "praise" (214 found)

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Closest matches (43)

Strong matches (64)

Related words (107)

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12 relation types

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9 entries

More specific

1 entries

Antonyms

4 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

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at location

1 entries

capable of

4 entries

derived

23 entries

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etymologically related_to

2 entries

is a

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manner of

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related to

16 entries

Translations

332 translations across 101 languages.

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Aghwan

1 entries
  • 𐔰𐕔𐕙𐔴 verb (to give praise to)

Albanian

3 entries
  • lavdëroj verb (to give praise to)
  • lëvdoj verb (to give praise to)
  • mburr verb (to give praise to)

Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • αἴνεσις noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • αἶνος noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • ἔπαινος noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • αἰνέω verb (to give praise to)

Arabic

4 entries
  • إِثْنَاء noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • إِطْرَاء noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • حَمْد noun (worship)
  • عِبَادَة noun (worship)

Armenian

2 entries
  • գովեստ noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • գովել verb (to give praise to)

Aromanian

2 entries
  • alavdã noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • alavdu verb (to give praise to)

Assamese

4 entries
  • গুণ noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • প্ৰসংশা noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • গুণ গা verb (to give praise to)
  • প্ৰসংশা কৰ verb (to give praise to)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • mədh noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • tərif noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • öymə noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • tərifləmək verb (to give praise to)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • маҡтау verb (to give praise to)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • пахвала́ noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • хвала́ noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • хвалі́ць verb (to give praise to)

Bengali

2 entries
  • তারিফ noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • প্রশংসা noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)

Breton

1 entries
  • meuliñ verb (to give praise to)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • хваля́ verb (to give praise to)

Catalan

3 entries
  • alabança noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • lloança noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • lloar verb (to give praise to)

Chinese

4 entries
  • 呵咾 noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • 呵咾 noun (worship)
  • 稱讚 /称赞 noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • 表彰 noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)

Chinese Cantonese

4 entries
  • 稱揚 /称扬 noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • 稱讚 /称赞 noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • 稱道 /称道 noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • 表彰 noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 稱揚 /称扬 noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • 稱讚 /称赞 noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • 稱道 /称道 noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • 表彰 noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)

Church Slavic

1 entries
  • хвалити verb (to give praise to)

Cornish

2 entries
  • gormel verb (to give praise to)
  • praysya verb (to give praise to)

Czech

3 entries
  • chvála noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • pochvala noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • chválit verb (to give praise to)

Danish

1 entries
  • rose verb (to give praise to)

Dutch

4 entries
  • lof noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • eren verb (to give praise to)
  • lofprijzen verb (to give praise to)
  • loven verb (to give praise to)

Egyptian

2 entries
  • i-A-w-A30 noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • dwA-A-A30 verb (to give praise to)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • laŭdo noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • laŭdi verb (to give praise to)

Estonian

2 entries
  • ülistamine noun (worship)
  • ülistama verb (to give praise to)

Faroese

1 entries
  • rósa verb (to give praise to)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kehu noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • kehuminen noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • palvonta noun (worship)
  • ylistys noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)

French

4 entries
  • louange noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • louange noun (worship)
  • féliciter verb (to give praise to)
  • louer verb (to give praise to)

Friulian

2 entries
  • laud noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • laudâ verb (to give praise to)

Galician

4 entries
  • gabanza noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • louvanza noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • gabar verb (to give praise to)
  • loar verb (to give praise to)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ქება noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • ქება-დიდება noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • შექება noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)

German

4 entries
  • Lob noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • Lob noun (worship)
  • anbeten verb (to give praise to)
  • loben verb (to give praise to)

Gothic

2 entries
  • 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to give praise to)

Greek

2 entries
  • εγκωμιάζω verb (to give praise to)
  • επαινώ verb (to give praise to)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • שֶׁבַח noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • שיבח \ שִׁבֵּחַ verb (to give praise to)

Hindi

4 entries
  • तारीफ़ noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • प्रशंसा noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • बड़ाई noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • सराहना noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • dicséret noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • dicsőítés noun (worship)
  • dicsér verb (to give praise to)
  • dicsőít verb (to give praise to)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • hrós noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • lof noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • hrósa verb (to give praise to)

Ido

1 entries
  • laudar verb (to give praise to)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • pujian noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)

Irish

3 entries
  • clú noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • cuach verb (to give praise to)
  • mol verb (to give praise to)

Italian

4 entries
  • adorazione noun (worship)
  • complimento noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • elogio noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • gloria noun (worship)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 礼讃 noun (worship)
  • 礼賛 noun (worship)
  • 賞賛 noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • 称える verb (to give praise to)

Kildin Sami

2 entries
  • кыҋҋт noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • кыҋҋтэ verb (to give praise to)

Korean

1 entries
  • 칭찬하다 verb (to give praise to)

Ladino

1 entries
  • loar verb (to give praise to)

Latin

2 entries
  • laus noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • laudo verb (to give praise to)

Latvian

1 entries
  • slavēt verb (to give praise to)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • gi̇̀rti verb (to give praise to)
  • pagi̇̀rti verb (to give praise to)

Lombard

1 entries
  • lodà verb (to give praise to)

Lutuv

2 entries
  • pathuosana noun (worship)
  • pathuosa verb (to give praise to)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • вели́чање noun (worship)
  • по́фалба noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • фали verb (to give praise to)

Malay

1 entries
  • memuji verb (to give praise to)

Malayalam

4 entries
  • പ്രശംസ noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • പുകഴ്തുക verb (to give praise to)
  • പ്രശംസിക്കുക verb (to give praise to)
  • വാഴ്തുക verb (to give praise to)

Mansaka

1 entries
  • bantog verb (to give praise to)

Manx

1 entries
  • moyl verb (to give praise to)

Maore Comorian

1 entries
  • usifu verb (to give praise to)

Mirandese

1 entries
  • agabar verb (to give praise to)

Ngazidja Comorian

2 entries
  • swifa noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • uhimiɗia verb (to give praise to)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • pesn noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • rose verb (to give praise to)

Occitan

1 entries
  • lausar verb (to give praise to)

Old English

3 entries
  • hering noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • lof noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • herian verb (to give praise to)

Old Irish

1 entries
  • molaidir verb (to give praise to)

Old Norse

1 entries
  • hrósa verb (to give praise to)

Old Polish

1 entries
  • sławosłowie noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)

Persian

4 entries
  • آفرین noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • ثنا noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • ستایش noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • ستایش noun (worship)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Loff noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)

Polish

3 entries
  • pochwała noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • chwalić verb (to give praise to)
  • pochwalić verb (to give praise to)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • adoração noun (worship)
  • louvor noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • louvor noun (worship)
  • elogiar verb (to give praise to)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਵਡਿਆਉਣਾ verb (to give praise to)

Romanian

4 entries
  • adorare noun (worship)
  • devoțiune noun (worship)
  • divinizare noun (worship)
  • elogiu noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)

Romansch

3 entries
  • lodar verb (to give praise to)
  • ludar verb (to give praise to)
  • luder verb (to give praise to)

Russian

4 entries
  • восхвале́ние noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • похвала́ noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • прославле́ние noun (worship)
  • хвала́ noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)

Sanskrit

4 entries
  • प्रशम्सा noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • शँसति noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • शँसति noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • स्तौति noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)

Sardinian

2 entries
  • alabai verb (to give praise to)
  • alabare verb (to give praise to)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • cliù noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • cliù noun (worship)
  • luaidh noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • luaidh noun (worship)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • hvaliti verb (to give praise to)
  • хвалити verb (to give praise to)

Slovak

4 entries
  • chvála noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • pochvala noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • chváliť verb (to give praise to)
  • pochváliť verb (to give praise to)

Slovene

2 entries
  • hvála noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • hvaliti verb (to give praise to)

Soussian

3 entries
  • allɣ verb (to give praise to)
  • kkat tallunt i verb (to give praise to)
  • sxn aɣrum i verb (to give praise to)

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • мактаар verb (to give praise to)

Spanish

4 entries
  • adoración noun (worship)
  • alabanza noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • elogio noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • enaltecimiento noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)

Swahili

2 entries
  • shangilia noun (worship)
  • shangilia verb (to give praise to)

Swedish

1 entries
  • berömma verb (to give praise to)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • papuri noun (worship)

Tajik

2 entries
  • сутудан verb (to give praise to)
  • таъриф кардан verb (to give praise to)

Tamil

4 entries
  • புகழ்ச்சி noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • புகழ்ச்சி noun (worship)
  • போற்றி noun (worship)
  • புகழ் verb (to give praise to)

Telugu

4 entries
  • పొగడ్త noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • భజన noun (worship)
  • పొగడు verb (to give praise to)
  • భజించు verb (to give praise to)

Teochew

1 entries
  • 呵咾 verb (to give praise to)

Thai

2 entries
  • ยกย่อง verb (to give praise to)
  • สรรเสริญ verb (to give praise to)

Tocharian A

1 entries
  • päl verb (to give praise to)

Tocharian B

3 entries
  • palauna noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • pālalñe noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • päl verb (to give praise to)

Turkish

4 entries
  • hamt noun (worship)
  • methiye noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • övgü noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • methetmek verb (to give praise to)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • похвала́ noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • хвали́ти verb (to give praise to)

Urdu

2 entries
  • تعریف noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • تعریف کرنا verb (to give praise to)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • khen ngợi verb (to give praise to)

Welsh

4 entries
  • canmol verb (to give praise to)
  • clodfori verb (to give praise to)
  • moli verb (to give praise to)
  • moliannu verb (to give praise to)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • לויב noun (commendation; favorable representation in words)
  • לויבן verb (to give praise to)

Zulu

2 entries
  • bonga verb (to give praise to)
  • dumisa verb (to give praise to)

ǃXóõ

1 entries
  • da̰ã verb (to give praise to)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Praise stimulates students to work hard.

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Helen blushed at their praise.

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Why do American parents praise their children?

Source: tatoeba (36472)

I can't praise him enough.

Source: tatoeba (36700)

Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.

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