| praise | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. congratulations, extolment, kudos, praise | an expression of approval and commendation.; "he always appreciated praise for his work" |
| ~ commendation, approval | a message expressing a favorable opinion.; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" |
| ~ superlative | an exaggerated expression (usually of praise).; "the critics lavished superlatives on it" |
| ~ encomium, paean, panegyric, eulogy, pean | a formal expression of praise. |
| ~ eulogium, eulogy | a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently. |
| ~ good word, recommendation, testimonial | something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable. |
| ~ compliment | a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration. |
| n. (communication) | 2. praise | offering words of homage as an act of worship.; "they sang a hymn of praise to God" |
| ~ worship | the activity of worshipping. |
| ~ hallelujah | a shout or song of praise to God. |
| v. (communication) | 3. praise | express approval of.; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| ~ appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, measure, value | evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of.; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" |
| ~ troll | praise or celebrate in song.; "All tongues shall troll you" |
| ~ salute | express commendation of.; "I salute your courage!" |
| ~ applaud | express approval of.; "I applaud your efforts" |
| ~ exalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaim | praise, glorify, or honor.; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" |
| ~ blandish, flatter | praise somewhat dishonestly. |
| ~ eulogise, eulogize | praise formally and eloquently.; "The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral" |
| ~ compliment, congratulate | say something to someone that expresses praise.; "He complimented her on her last physics paper" |
| ~ gush, rave | praise enthusiastically.; "She raved about that new restaurant" |
| ~ commend | express approval of. |
| ~ recommend, commend | express a good opinion of. |
| ~ advertize, advertise, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| ~ puff up, puff | praise extravagantly.; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production" |
| ~ sonnet | praise in a sonnet. |
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