acclaimed

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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

acclaimed

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past tense and past participle of acclaim entry 1

Examples of acclaimed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The brand's products are sold at Target and Woodard has authored two acclaimed children's books. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

And in the coming months, three acclaimed chefs will debut new omakase offerings in the area. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

This year, no one would bat an eye at an album of the year nomination for the acclaimed LUX. — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

The prolific and acclaimed writer and activist used his liberal beliefs and his agrarian roots in Kentucky to craft novels, poems and essays connecting the natural world to humankind. — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1867, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for acclaimed

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