ENCOMIUMS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

encomiums

noun

variants also encomia

plural of encomium

as in tributes

a formal expression of praise the encomiums bestowed on a teacher at her retirement ceremonies

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Recent Examples of encomiums Advertisement The manosphere is drenched in blood-red carnivorous encomiums. — Michael Kimmel, Time, 15 Aug. 2026 In Italy, academics like Ettore Romagnoli organized an authoritarian spectacle to celebrate two millennia of Horace, the priest Vittorio Genovesi wrote encomiums to Italian imperial ambitions in Rome’s Mare Nostrum, and the Latinist Luigi Illuminati who penned an epic dedicated to Il Duce. — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026 Most of WristbandGuy’s, by contrast, were cheeky encomiums to the pleasures of jacking off with your friends. — Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

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It was announced ahead of the game that one of the tributes to Parton — an orange butterfly decal with her name on it — would be on the back of every Volunteers player's helmet.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Jackie died last month after a weeks-long battle with a mysterious illness, setting off a torrent of heart-wrenching tributes and messages from her devoted fans who hailed from around the globe.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.

— Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
The novel earned commendations from authors such as Salman Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

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The same is true of basically any reputable tool that a layperson would use for research; even Wikipedia includes citations.

— Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
Saum Poorsaleh, San Diego police public information officer, said his department had issued more than 50 citations at Sunset Cliffs and dispensed about 350 warnings, written and oral, since mid-June.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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