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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | praise, acclaim |
| Synonyms: | PR, applause, credit, distinction, eminence, esteem, fame, flattery, glory, honor, illustriousness, laudation, notability, pat on the back, plaudits, plum, preeminence, prestige, prominence, puff, pumping up, raves, regard, renown, repute, strokes |
| Antonyms: | blame, criticism |
doʊz| Main Entry: | accolade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong praise, recognition of achievement |
| Synonyms: | approval, award, badge, decoration, distinction, honor, kudos*, laurels |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | applause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clapping; expression of approval |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, acclamation, accolade, approbation, big hand, bring down the house, cheering, cheers, commendation, eulogizing, hand, hand-clapping, hurrahs, kudos, laudation, ovation, plaudits, praise, rooting, round, standing ovation |
| Antonyms: | silence |
Example Sentences
- His inventive use of a tablecloth earns him costume kudos and extra treats.
- He also receives special kudos for including pecans.
- He gained kudos for his stand against the brutality with which a subsequent mutiny was quelled.
| Main Entry: | compliment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | praise, flattery |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, acclamation, admiration, adulation, applause, appreciation, approval, blessing, bouquet*, buttering up, cajolery, commendation, comp, confirmation, congratulations, courtesy, encomium, endorsement, eulogy, favor, felicitation, good word, homage, honor, kudo, laud, laudation, laurels, notice, orchid, ovation, panegyric, pat on the back, posy, regard, respects, sanction, sentiment, tribute, veneration, warm fuzzy |
| Notes: | complement is 'to complete, round out' and compliment is 'to praise or admire' and as a noun it is an expression of praise or admiration |
| Antonyms: | blame, censure, complaint, criticism, denunciation, insult, libel, slander |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | credit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recognition; trust |
| Synonyms: | Brownie points, acclaim, acknowledgment, approval, attention, belief, commendation, confidence, credence, distinction, faith, fame, glory, honor, kudos*, merit, notice, pat on the back, points, praise, reliance, strokes, thanks, tribute |
| Antonyms: | disacknowledgement, disapproval, disbelief, disclaimer, discredit, dishonor, disregard, disrespect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | decoration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | medal of honor |
| Synonyms: | Purple Heart, accolade, award, badge, bays, citation, colors, cross, distinction, emblem, garter, kudos, laurels, medal, mention, order, ribbon, star |
| Main Entry: | distinction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prominence; achievement |
| Synonyms: | accolade, account, award, badge, bays, celebrity, consequence, credit, decoration, eminence, excellence, fame, flair, greatness, illustriousness, importance, kudos, laurels, manner, merit, name, note, perfection, preeminence, prestige, quality, rank, renown, reputation, repute, style, superiority, worth |
| Antonyms: | insignificance, lowliness, mediocrity, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | eminence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | importance, fame |
| Synonyms: | authority, celebrity, credit, dignity, distinction, esteem, famousness, glory, greatness, honor, illustriousness, influence, kudos, loftiness, notability, note, power, preeminence, prepotency, prestige, prominence, prominency, rank, renown, reputation, repute, significance, standing, superiority, weight |
| Antonyms: | inferiority, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | fame |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebrity |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, acclamation, account, acknowledgment, character, credit, dignity, distinction, elevation, eminence, esteem, estimation, exaltation, favor, glory, greatness, heyday, honor, illustriousness, immortality, kudos, laurels, luster, majesty, name, nobility, note, notoriety, place, popularity, position, preeminence, prominence, public esteem, rank, recognition, regard, renown, rep, report, reputation, repute, splendor, standing, stardom, station, superiority, éclat |
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