laudable
adjective
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Let's have a hearty round of applause for laudable, a word that never fails to celebrate the positive. Laudable comes ultimately from Latin laud- or laus, meaning "praise," as does laudatory. Take care, however, to consider the differences between the pair: laudable means "deserving praise" or "praiseworthy"; it is typically used to describe things people try to do or achieve ("a laudable goal/aim") or the work they expend to do so ("laudable efforts"). Meanwhile, laudatory means "giving praise" or "expressing praise"; it is almost always used to describe a favorable response to something, as in "laudatory remarks," and "laudatory media coverage."
Examples of laudable in a Sentence
Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
Not every public company has the will or resources to do what Exxon did, and companies breaking the proxy firms’ grip one at a time, however laudable, will only get the market so far.
—James H. Lee, Fortune, 28 May 2026
But the group is also a kind of filter, a place where women from all ethnic backgrounds (a laudable aspect of the screenplay is the refusal to overtly classify the participants as Hutu or Tutsi) may exorcize some of their pain and anger before addressing the Gacaca.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 May 2026
While those are laudable goals, the details are squishy and not essential.
—Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
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“Laudable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laudable. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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