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acclaim

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of acclaim

public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement

  • many people were involved in the search, but the person who actually found the missing girl got all the acclaim
Synonyms of acclaim

accolade, applause, bay(s), credit, distinction, glory, homage, honor, kudos, laud, laurels, props [slang], réclame, sun
Words Related to acclaim

celebrity, fame, renown, repute

compliment, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, toast, tribute

acclamation, ovation, plaudit, praise, rave, rhapsody

citation, commendation, kudo, note, recommendation

elevation, enshrinement, enthronement, exaltation, glorification

acclaim

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of acclaim

to declare enthusiastic approval of

  • she has long been acclaimed by the critics for her realistic acting
Synonyms of acclaim

accredit, applaud, cheer, crack up, hail, laud, praise, salute, tout
Words Related to acclaim

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 Synonymous with acclaim

doff one's hat to (or doff one's cap to)
Near Antonyms of acclaim

belittle, discommend, disparage, put down

blame, censure, reprehend, reprobate

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

castigate, excoriate, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), skewer, slag [chiefly British], vilify
Antonyms of acclaim

knock, pan, slam

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