applaud

Synonyms

acclaim, accredit, cheer, crack up, hail, laud, praise, salute, tout;

Antonyms

knock, pan, slam;

Near Antonyms

belittle, disparage, put down;

blame, censure, reprehend, reprobate;

admonish, chide, criticize, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove;

castigate, excoriate, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), skewer, vilify;

Related Words

bravo, clap, rise (to);

ballyhoo;

approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), favor, recommend, root (for), support;

celebrate, emblazon, eulogize, extol (also extoll), glorify, magnify, sing;

adulate, belaud, flatter, overpraise;

deify, idolize;

Phrases

doff one's hat to (or doff one's cap to);