eulogising
Speaking highly of
Eulogising is the British spelling of eulogizing—praising someone or something highly, especially in a formal speech or piece of writing.
The word most often appears in the context of honouring the dead: He spent ten minutes eulogising his late father.
It can also describe excessive praise of the living: The article spends too much time eulogising the CEO.
Formal expression of praise
- commendationFormal expression of approval
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
- extollingPraising with enthusiasm
- glorifyingPraising to excess
exalting · adulation · encomium · tribute · homage · veneration · acclamation · applause
Notice of someone's passing
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- funeralService honoring the dead
- tributeOffering of respect
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
mourning · bereavement · graveside · condolences · wake · interment · casket · farewell
Act of holding something in mind
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- posterityFuture generations collectively
memorial · dedication · tribute · honoring · lifetime · achievements · contributions · impact
laudation
Formal expression of praise
- commendationFormal expression of approval
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
- extollingPraising with enthusiasm
glorifying · exalting · adulation · encomium · tribute · homage · veneration · acclamation · applause · accolade
obituary
Notice of someone's passing
remembrance · mourning · bereavement · graveside · condolences · wake · interment · casket · farewell · ceremony
remembrance
Act of holding something in mind
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
posterity · memorial · dedication · tribute · honoring · lifetime · achievements · contributions · impact · influence
eulogisingdisparaging
Expressing negative judgment
condemning · denouncing · vilifying · criticising · censuring
eulogisingmaligning
Saying false, harmful things
denigrating · defaming · slandering · libelling · smearing
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