Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
acclaim | to shout approval of. |
acclaimer | one who acclaims. |
acclamation | a shout of approval. |
acclamatory | expressing acclamation. |
adulate | to praise excessively. |
adulation | the act of adulating. |
adulator | one who adulates. |
adulatory | showing adulation. |
applaud | to express approval by clapping the hands. |
applauding | expressing applause. |
applaudingly | (Adv.) APPLAUDING. |
applause | the sound made by persons applauding. |
applausive | expressing applause. |
applausively | (Adv.) APPLAUSIVE, expressing applause. |
appro | (Coll.) approval. |
approbate | to approve expressly or formally. |
approbation | approval, consent. |
approbative | (Arch.) expressing approbation. |
approbatory | expressing approbation. |
approof | (Arch.) the act of proving; approbation. |
approval | the act of approving. |
approvance | (Arch.) approval. |
approve | to regard favorably. |
approver | one that approves. |
ballyhoo | noisy publicity, commotion; (verb) to praise or advertise extravagantly. |
belaud | to laud or praise greatly. |
bepraise | (Arch.) to praise greatly. |
bepuff | (Arch.) to puff out, to praise to excess. |
cheer | a shout of approval (verb) to applaud with shouts of approval |
commend | to praise. |
commendation | an act of commending. |
commender | one who commends. |
compliment | an expression of admiration or praise; (verb) to pay a compliment to. |
complimentary | by way of compliment. |
eloge | (Fr.) a commendation; an encomium. |
elogist | one who pronounces an eloge. |
elogium | (Obs.) (Lat.) a funeral oration; a panegyric. |
elogy | (Obs.) a funeral oration; a panegyric. |
encomiast | a person who utters encomiums. |
encomiastic | bestowing praise. |
encomiastical | bestowing praise. |
encomiastically | (Adv.) ENCOMIASTICAL, bestowing praise. |
encomion | (Greek) glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise. |
encomium | (Lat.) glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise. |
endorsation | approval or support. |
epaenetic | (Arch.) eulogistic. |
eulogise | to praise fulsomely. |
eulogiser | one who eulogises. |
eulogist | one who composes eulogies. |
eulogistic | of or like a eulogy. |
eulogistical | of or like a eulogy. |
eulogium | (Lat.) a speech or writing in praise; a funeral oration. |
eulogize | to praise fulsomely. |
eulogizer | one who eulogizes. |
eulogy | a formal expression of high praise. |
extol | to praise. |
extold | (Spenser) extolled. |
extoll | to praise. |
extoller | one who extols. |
extollingly | (Adv.) EXTOLLING. |
extolment | praise. |
flatter | to praise excessively. |
flatteringly | (Adv.) FLATTERING, praising excessively. |
herry | (Spenser) to praise, regard as holy. |
herye | (Spenser) to praise, regard as holy. |
illaudable | not praiseworthy. |
illaudably | (Adv.) ILLAUDABLE, not praiseworthy. |
kudo | award, honour. |
kudos | (Greek) glory; praise. |
laud | praise; (verb) to praise. |
laudability | the state of being laudable. |
laudable | worthy of praise. |
laudableness | the state of being laudable. |
laudably | (Adv.) LAUDABLE, worthy of praise. |
laudation | the act of lauding; praise. |
laudative | expressing praise; (noun, obs.) a eulogy. |
laudator | one who lauds. |
laudatory | expressing praise; (noun, obs.) a eulogy. |
lauder | one who lauds. |
laurel | the sweet bay tree; (verb) to wreathe with laurel, adorn with or as with laurel; fig. to honour, acclaim. |
los | (Obs.) praise, reputation. |
ovate | egg-shaped (verb) to receive with an OVATION |
ovation | an outburst of popular applause. |
ovational | relating to ovation, an outburst of popular applause. |
ovator | one who gives an ovation. |
overpraise | to praise excessively. |
panegyric | an eulogistic oration or writing; a formal or elaborate praise. |
panegyrise | to deliver a panegyric upon. |
panegyrist | one who delivers a panegyric. |
panegyrize | to deliver a panegyric upon. |
plaudit | (Lat.) an act of applauding. |
plauditory | issuing enthusiastic approval or applause. |
plausive | (Shakesp.) plausible; pleasing. |
praise | the expression of admiration or approval; (verb) to express approval or admiration of. |
praiseful | praiseworthy. |
praiseless | without praise or approbation. |
praiser | one who praises. |
praiseworthily | (Adv.) PRAISEWORTHY, worthy of praise. |
praiseworthy | worthy of praise. |
praisingly | (Adv.) PRAISING. |
preapprove | to approve in advance. |
puffery | advertisement disguised as honest praise. |
renown | fame; (verb) to give someone renown. |
renowner | (Milton) a person who gives another renown. |
roose | to heap praise on. |
rooser | one who rooses, heaps praise on someone. |
steem | (Arch.) to esteem. |
tribute | something given to show respect, gratitude, or admiration. |
trophy | a memorial of victory; (verb) to give a trophy to, to celebrate with a trophy. |
underpraise | to praise insufficiently. |
unpraise | to deprive of praise. |