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

Now, the Japanese Breakfast frontwoman is returning to the page for a second memoir that picks up the story begun by the acclaimed Crying in H Mart — and takes it somewhere both more complicated and hopeful. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 17 Sep. 2026

The itinerary, The Soul of Japan, Living Like a Local by Pico Iyer, was shaped by the acclaimed travel writer and essayist, who has lived in Japan for nearly four decades. — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

Their acclaimed 2025 debut, LOS CHICOS DEL NORTE, and recent hits redefine the genre. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Brie recently produced and starred opposite husband Dave Franco in the acclaimed Neon horror film Together. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Sep. 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