All praise synonyms
praise
P p noun praise
- memorial β something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday.
- congrats β congratulations
- eulogy β A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died.
- benison β a blessing, esp a spoken one
- congratulation β the act of congratulating
- applause β Applause is the noise made by a group of people clapping their hands to show approval.
- cairn β A cairn is a pile of stones which marks a boundary, a route across rough ground, or the top of a mountain. A cairn is sometimes also built in memory of someone.
- geese β a plural of goose.
- comp β Comp is short for compensation.
- lionization β to treat (a person) as a celebrity: to lionize the visiting poet.
- name β a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning βgood news,β comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
- blandishment β the act of blandishing; cajolery
- good word β Used other than as an idiom: see good,β word.
- ennoblement β (uncountable) The state of being noble.
- writeup β Alternative spelling of write-up.
- grandiosity β affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- encomium β A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.
- acclaim β If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.
- approbation β Approbation is approval of something or agreement to it.
- honour β to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
verb praise
- memorialise β (British) alternative spelling of memorialize.
- congratulate β If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them.
- applaud β When a group of people applaud, they clap their hands in order to show approval, for example when they have enjoyed a play or concert.
- live up β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- inspirit β to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
- jollying β Present participle of jolly.
- flatter β to make flat.
- favor β something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- gold star β a gold-colored star displayed, as on a service flag, to indicate that a member of one's family, organization, or the like, was killed in war as a member of the armed forces.
- hyping β to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
- grin and bear it β to suffer trouble or hardship without complaint
- aggrandize β To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive.
- enthuse β Say something that expresses one's eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- cry up β to praise highly; extol
- hallow β to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
- dote β to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually followed by on or upon): They dote on their youngest daughter.
- ennoble β Give (someone) a noble rank or title.
- lionize β to treat (a person) as a celebrity: to lionize the visiting poet.
- cotton to β If you cotton to someone or something, you start to like them.
- bless β When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he asks for God's favour and protection for them.
- hyped β to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
- live up to β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- honied β containing, consisting of, or resembling honey: honeyed drinks.
- appreciate β If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
- whacked β exhausted; tired out.
- cheer β When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
- brown nose β a form of light sensitization in cattle
- distinguish β to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- memorialize β to commemorate.
- beat the drum β a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.