Synonyms of applaud

applaud

verb

ə-ˈplȯd 

as in to praise

to declare enthusiastic approval of

I applaud your decision to take that advanced course

Synonyms & Similar Words

• praise
• hail
• commend
• salute
• acclaim
• laud
• cheer
• tout
• endorse
• crack up
• accredit
• recommend
• bravo
• clap
• approve
• rise (to)
• celebrate
• extol
• favor
• eulogize
• doff one's hat to
• support
• root (for)
• overpraise
• sing
• ballyhoo
• idolize
• adulate
• emblazon
• glorify
• magnify
• flatter
• belaud
• deify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knock
• disparage
• blame
• slam
• belittle
• pan
• criticize
• put down
• censure
• admonish
• chide
• rebuke
• discommend
• reprimand
• reprove
• reproach
• reprobate
• excoriate
• vilify
• castigate
• reprehend
• skewer
• lambaste
• slag
• keelhaul

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of applaud

Our firm’s attorneys and professionals applaud the Community Associations Institute and its advocacy efforts for the reintroduced Act as well as other federal and state legislation aimed at helping communities with associations. — Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Not long ago, a senile American president’s plan to lead democracies in a battle with autocracies was being applauded by post-1989 Atlanticists such as Anne Applebaum and Adam Michnik. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

These efforts are to be applauded, but housing affordability issues exist throughout the United States, particularly in nonmetropolitan areas. — Monitor Reader, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2026

When Richard applauded one such culinary act of defiance, the man took the opportunity to shoot the king. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026