acclaimed

adjective

ac·​claimed ə-ˈklāmd 

: enthusiastically praised

an acclaimed performance/performer

the city's most acclaimed restaurants

Greenfeld is best known as a journalist, the author of five acclaimed books of nonfiction …

—Jay McInerney

Examples of acclaimed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Colón-Zayas most recently starred as Tina Marrero across all five seasons of the acclaimed series The Bear. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 July 2026

This repeat casting is par for the course for Nolan, who has brought many actors from one project to the next throughout his acclaimed career. — Emma Urdangen, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Original director Debbie Allen returns as executive producer, with acclaimed showrunner Felicia Pride leading the series. — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Also in 2026 Bernthal made his Broadway debut in Dog Day Afternoon, a theatrical version of the acclaimed 1975 Sidney Lumet film; Bernthal played Sonny, the role made famous by Al Pacino in the original. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for acclaimed

• counterclaimed
• unashamed
• abovenamed
• aimed
• blamed
• claimed
• famed
• flamed
• framed
• lamed
• maimed
• named