Praise

/pɹeɪz/

Synonyms for "praise" (360 found)

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Closest matches (72)

Noun(25 words)

commend commendation acclaim acclaiming accolade accoladesacknowledgment exclamationadmiration adoration alleluias applaud applauding applause appreciation approbation approbations approvalapproval expressionattaboy beatification

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blandishments blazoning blazons blurbs bravos

acclaim acclamation accolade acknowledgment adoration adore adulate adulation aggrandize apotheosis apotheosize applaud applause approbation approval approve belaud benediction bepraise bepraisement

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beslobber beslubber blandish blandishment blarney blessbless the lordblow upboast ofbouquetbrag aboutbuncombe bunkum cajole cajolement

Adjective(1 words)

acclaimed

Verb(9 words)

acclaims admired adulated adulating applauded applauds approves approving beatified

Interjection(2 words)

alleluia bravo

Strong matches (108)

cajolery celebrate citation cite cognizance commend commendation compliment compliments conceit congratulation credit crediting crowncrown with laurelcry updecorate deification deify devotion

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dignify distinguishdo honordoxologize eloge emblazon encomium endorse endorsement enhance ennoble erect eulogium eulogize eulogy exalt exaltationexcessive praiseextol eyewashfair wordsfawn uponfawning flatter flattery glorification

Verb(31 words)

celebrated celebrates clapped commended commending commends complimented complimenting congratulate congratulated congratulates cooed coos effuse emblazons encourage enthuse enthuses eulogise eulogized

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eulogizes eulogizing exalts extoll extolled extolls extols feting flattered flatters garlanded

Noun(29 words)

celebrated holidaycheer cheers claps commendations compliment congratulating congratulation congratulations credit credits douceur doxologies encomium encouragement enthusing exalt exalting extol extolling

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extolment exultation flatteringfêtesgems glamorizing gloria glories glorification

Adjective(2 words)

exaltedexperimental attribute

Related words (180)

Verb(24 words)

glorified glorifies hailed heralded hurraying hymned lauded lavished lavishes louvar praised prided raved rejoice rhapsodize rhapsodized rhapsodizes serenaded sing slathered

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slathers slobbered toasted touted

glorifyglorify the lordglory grace grease hail hallow heightenhero worshiphero-worship homage hommagehoneyed phraseshoneyed wordshonorhonorable mentionhosanna hymnhymn of praiseidolatry

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idolize idolizing incense intensify keep kudos laud laudation lionize lionizing magnification magnifymake fair weathermake much ofmeed of praisemention oiloil the tongueovation overpraise paean palaver panegyric panegyrizepay homage topay regard topay tributepay tribute toplauditsporter aux nuespraise godprayer of thankspretty liesproclaim psalm psalmody puffpuff uprave recognition recommend recommendationrender honor toresound revere reverence revile rhapsodize salutesing praisesslaverslobber oversoapsoft soapsublimesweet nothingssweet talksweet wordssycophancythank offeringthank-you thanks thanksgiving tribute trumpet uprear venerate veneration wheedle wheedling worship

Noun(58 words)

glorify glorifying gloriousness glorying greats gush hailing hails hallel halleluiahs hallelujahs halo heap honorshonors physics programhosannas hurrahing hymnsitalian coraggiojudging

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kudos laud laudation lauding laudits laudo lauds laurel marvelling memorializing ovations paeans plaudit praises praising props rave raver raves raving recognition reinforcement rewarding rhapsodizing salutes saluting serenades slobberingspanish recomendarteacher recognitiontestimonial testimonials toasts tout touts tributes welcome worship

Adjective(5 words)

great patiencelaudable effortnice exclamationnonmaterial itemsunprompted praise

Interjection(2 words)

halleluiah hallelujah

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

14 entries

acclaim appraise appreciation approval assess commendation devotion evaluate measure recognitionreligious practicevaluate value worship

More specific

15 entries

accolade applaud award chant commendation compliment exalt extol glorify hymn kudos laud litany plaudit psalm

Collocations

9 entries

earned praisefaint praiseglowing praisepraise Godpraise and worshippraise reportpraise songpraised remarkpublic praise

Inflections

3 entries

praised praises praising

Derivations

6 entries

praised praiser praises praiseworthiness praiseworthy praising

Antonyms

1 entries

criticize

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?

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I can't praise him enough.

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