Synonyms of acclaim

acclaim 1 of 2

noun

as in accolade

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 & Similar Words

• accolade
• applause
• glory
• praise
• credit
• honor
• fame
• commendation
• ovation
• kudos
• laud
• distinction
• laurels
• renown
• homage
• acclamation
• sun
• props
• repute
• réclame
• tribute
• celebrity
• plaudit
• bay(s)
• encomium
• rave
• compliment
• panegyric
• eulogy
• recommendation
• toast
• citation
• kudo
• exaltation
• rhapsody
• elevation
• glorification
• enshrinement
• enthronement
• note

acclaim

2 of 2

verb

as in to praise

to declare enthusiastic approval of

she has long been acclaimed by the critics for her realistic acting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• praise
• applaud
• hail
• laud
• commend
• salute
• cheer
• tout
• accredit
• crack up
• bravo
• ballyhoo
• clap
• endorse
• doff one's cap to
• doff one's hat to
• favor
• overpraise
• celebrate
• approve
• recommend
• support
• extol
• eulogize
• adulate
• rise (to)
• sing
• emblazon
• extoll
• idolize
• indorse
• magnify
• belaud
• glorify
• flatter
• root (for)
• deify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knock
• pan
• blame
• censure
• slam
• disparage
• belittle
• criticize
• rebuke
• reprimand
• put down
• reproach
• discommend
• reprobate
• admonish
• chide
• reprove
• excoriate
• reprehend
• castigate
• slag
• vilify
• skewer
• lambaste
• lambast
• keelhaul

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• knock
• pan
• blame
• censure
• slam
• disparage
• belittle
• criticize
• rebuke
• reprimand
• put down
• reproach
• discommend
• reprobate
• admonish
• chide
• reprove
• excoriate
• reprehend
• castigate
• slag
• vilify
• skewer
• lambaste
• lambast
• keelhaul

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