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. |