praised
Given verbal applause
Praised is the past tense of praise, meaning to express approval, admiration, or commendation for someone or something.
When you are praised, you receive positive recognition for your actions, qualities, or achievements.
She was praised for her quick thinking during the emergency.
The film was widely praised by critics.
The word carries warm connotations of acknowledgment and validation, whether the praise comes from authority figures, peers, or the public.
Publicly honored or celebrated
- applaudedExpressed approval audibly
- commendedExpressed approval of
- extolledPraised with enthusiasm
- acclaimedPublicly and enthusiastically praised
celebrated · congratulated · acknowledged · appreciated · recognized · admired · esteemed · honored
Extended audience applause
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- kudosPraise and honor
- accoladesFormal expressions of praise
- plauditsEnthusiastic public approval
tribute · homage · recognition · adulation · laurels · celebration · congratulations · approval
Favorable opinion of worth
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- standingPosition, physical or social
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- statusOne's relative position
respectability · recognition · renown · eminence · stature · regard · repute · distinction
Moral soundness and consistency
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- dignityInnate personal worth
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
- moralityRight and wrong principles
rectitude · probity · decency · nobility · virtue · principles · righteousness · worthiness
lauded
Publicly honored or celebrated
acclaimed · celebrated · congratulated · acknowledged · appreciated · recognized · admired · esteemed · honored · respected
ovation
Extended audience applause
plaudits · tribute · homage · recognition · adulation · laurels · celebration · congratulations · approval · esteem
esteem
Favorable opinion of worth
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- standingPosition, physical or social
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
status · respectability · recognition · renown · eminence · stature · regard · repute · distinction · prominence
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- dignityInnate personal worth
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
morality · rectitude · probity · decency · nobility · virtue · principles · righteousness · worthiness · merit
- recommendationsadvised, recommendation engine, Netflix, Spotify, Amazon
- reputationreputation, reputable, bad reputation, repute, disreputable
- accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, answerability
- establishedestablished, recognized, accepted, acknowledged, confirmed
- fawnedgroveled, kowtowed, toadied, flattered, curried favor
- reveredworshipped, venerated, revered, adored, idolized
praisedcriticized
Expressed disapproval of
blamed · condemned · denounced · censured · reproached
praisedshamed
Made to feel disgrace
humiliated · disgraced · dishonored · reviled · scorned
- praise the LordReligious exclamation of worship
- high praiseEnthusiastic verbal approval
- praise GodExclamation of worship
- sing the praises ofEnthusiastically commend or laud
- damn with faint praiseUndercut through tepid approval
- praise beExclamation of devout gratitude
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