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

The 2000s saw a reinvention, and one of the most acclaimed second acts in Hollywood history. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

The production, directed by Jamie Lloyd, transfers to New York following its acclaimed West End run. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

An underground masterpiece When acclaimed avant-garde filmmaker Ken Jacobs died last year at age 92, the world lost one of its most singular voices. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Jason Hehir, who won an Emmy for the acclaimed documentary series The Last Dance, directed the Djokovic doc. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 June 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