PLAUDITS Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

plaudits

noun

plural of plaudit

as in applause

enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval the proud parents bragged that their daughter had received many plaudits for her academic achievements

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Recent Examples of plaudits That Taylor’s statement also conforms to the conventions of creative-writing-seminar plaudits is part of the problem. —

Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 June 2026 Although the MacBook Neo only ships with 8GB of memory and has won widespread plaudits for its performance, Apple memory and RAM on Windows 11 laptops are not directly comparable. —

Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 His form in the second half of the season did earn plaudits and, despite the disappointment of Friday’s announcement, his display in United’s final game of it — a comprehensive 3-0 win at Brighton and Hove Albion — certainly strengthened his case, but Tuchel’s decision had long since been made. —

Rob Tanner, New York Times, 27 May 2026 Mazzulla, who coached the Celtics to the 2023-24 NBA championship in his second season on the job, repeatedly deflected credit for his team’s performance, saying plaudits should go to his players and assistants. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026 Those are the longest plaudits of the festival, though Refn and cast were doing some cheerleading and pumping the crowd up after the lights went up, which likely prolonged the celebration. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 May 2026 Viel got the Gordon Bombay jacket from his teammates, but LaCombe received the plaudits from his coach. —

Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 Yet the band was undeniably a step behind the surge of fire and fury a few years previous, and struggled to garner the same plaudits as some of its peers. —

Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2026 Their quality, richly saturated and startlingly clear, transformed the market for the stone worldwide and earned Sauer widespread plaudits for both championing their use and stretching the definition of what an emerald could do. —

Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026

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Noun

As he was handcuffed and removed from the courtroom, spectators erupted in cheers and applause, according to footage from the courtroom.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 June 2026
If applause starts to matter too much, pause, breathe, return to the joy of making, let results speak.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026