Praise

//pɹeɪz//

Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "praise" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

blame criticize criticize scold

Typical Location

Capable Of

add to confidence fitting reward please ego provide comfort

Derived Terms

Etymologically Related To

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

appraise approval assess commendation evaluate measure valuate value worship

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Type Of (IsA)

approval worship

Manner Of

Related Terms

famous flattery

Related Terms

activity church church activity commend commendation compliment compliments glorify god good good job job laud lord respect worship

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.