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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Noun

Though Spielberg has received virtually every major honor in filmmaking, from Academy Awards to industry tributes, recognition from MoMA holds particular significance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
No team failed to make a public statement commemorating Veterans Day on its social media on Wednesday, with most tributes coming on their various X accounts while the Detroit Lions put their tribute on Instagram.

— Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of tributes

Noun

Everyone applauded politely when Joontos collected its Bib Gourmand, and when Aseeb and Myazu received commendations.

— Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of commendations

Noun

And even in the areas where vending was regulated, police said violators rarely faced penalties or paid their citations.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2026
For guidance on formatting in-text citations, visit the links above, as each style has its own rules.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of citations

Noun

After a turbulent upbringing that included stints in prison, Townsend began the work negotiating gang truces that brought him widespread accolades, earning him numerous contracts with the city of Los Angeles.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Galliano, the designer whose work was initially set to the be the subject of a monographic exhibition, had gained plenty of accolades in the fashion world for his bold designs before his fall from grace.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026

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