extoll

Sing praises of

Extoll means to praise highly or enthusiastically: The coach extolled the team's dedication.

The word carries a sense of public or formal commendation—you extoll virtues, achievements, or qualities you want others to recognize.

Also spelled extol.

praise

commend

Express approval of

laud · eulogize · compliment · salute · hail · cheer · congratulate · big up · talk up · wax lyrical

glorify

exalt

Praise with great intensity

worship · deify · canonize · apotheosize · lionize · sanctify · magnify · elevate · ennoble · aggrandize

honor

pay tribute

memorialize · dedicate · cite · credit · distinguish · decorate · award · fete · crown · garland

Opposites
praise vs. criticism

extolldenounce

Publicly declare wrongdoing

condemn · criticize · disparage · vilify · denigrate

Family

extol, extolled, extolling, extols, extollers, extolls

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G