acclaim

¹ac·claim

verb \ə-ˈklām\

Definition of ACCLAIM

transitive verb

1

: applaud, praise

2

: to declare by acclamation

intransitive verb

: to shout praise or applause

— ac·claim·er noun

Examples of ACCLAIM

1. The critics have acclaimed her performance.
2. <she has long been acclaimed by the critics for her realistic acting>

Origin of ACCLAIM

Latin acclamare, literally, to shout at, from ad- + clamare to shout — more at claim

First Known Use: 1606

Related to ACCLAIM

Synonyms: accredit, applaud, cheer, crack up, hail, laud, praise, salute, tout, doff one's hat to (or doff one's cap to)

Antonyms: knock, pan, slam

Related Words: bravo, clap, rise (to); ballyhoo; approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), favor, recommend, root (for), support; celebrate, emblazon, eulogize, extol (also extoll), glorify, magnify, sing; adulate, belaud, flatter, overpraise; deify, idolize

Near Antonyms: belittle, discommend, disparage, put down; blame, censure, reprehend, reprobate; admonish, chide, criticize, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove; castigate, excoriate, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), skewer, slag [chiefly British], vilify

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