to applaud

Examples

• All

• And I applaud you for getting educated for sure.

• And i applaud your ingenuity, I really do.

  Freerunner (2011)

• OK, so I want to applaud you for doing what needed to be done.

• My students never applaud like this at the end of a class session!

  Fiction book (2000)

• Anyway, I'd like to take a moment to applaud all of you, for your hard work in round one.

  All Superheroes Must Die (2011)

• So I want to just applaud you for your endurance.

• And by the way, I want to just applaud your bravery.

• Having said that, this commission applauds you for coming forward.

  Winnie Mandela (2011)

• They will applaud and love you for that.

  Gladiator (2000)

• The audience began to applaud loudly after the outstanding performance.

Synonyms

C

to cheer

vsto applaud

356 1.0

To shout to show support for someone or something

is broader, including non-vocal public approval acts like clapping

P

to praise

vsto applaud

331 1.0

To tell a person that you admire or approve of them

is about public display of approval rather than private admiration

C

to congratulate

vsto applaud

232 2.4

To tell someone you are happy about their success or good news

is more general approval that applies beyond successes or special events

C

to celebrate

vsto applaud

201 2.1

To praise someone in public for something they did

is more a direct act of public approval rather than a formal honoring

H

to hail

vsto applaud

• Literature

131 4.1

To welcome or praise someone publicly and enthusiastically

is narrower, stressing public approval rather than a welcome or greeting

C

to compliment

vsto applaud

95 1.6

To say something nice about someone or their work

tends to be public expression rather than a short personal remark of approval

C

to commend

vsto applaud

67 4.4

To praise someone or something for good work

is more about public display of approval rather than just formal words

A

to acclaim

vsto applaud

53 4.5

To praise someone in public with great excitement for their success

is similar but may be less intense or ceremonial

L

to laud

vsto applaud

• Formal

30 7.7

To praise someone publicly in a formal way

is more neutral and often used for everyday public approval

S

to sing the praises

vsto applaud

6 4.1

Say strong good things about someone or something in public

shares public enthusiasm but may lack the idiomatic celebratory tone

S

to sing the praises of

vsto applaud

5 4.5

Say very good things about someone or something

is similar but more general and less idiomatic

E

to enthuse about

vsto applaud

1 5.6

To talk in an excited way about something you like

is more about outward public action rather than just excited speech

S

to sing praises

vsto applaud

1 4.1

To say very good things about someone, often in public

is broader, covering any public approval not only celebrations

O

to offer congratulations

vsto applaud

• Formal

1 2.8

To tell someone you are happy for their success

is broader public approval not limited to achievements or formal events

P

praise to the skies

vsto applaud

• Informal

1 5.8

Say very good things about someone or something with strong feeling

expresses approval too but usually with less exaggeration

B

to bravo

vsto applaud

7.4

To shout to show approval for a performer

covers public approval generally, not only vocal praise at shows

H

to hurrah

vsto applaud

8.1

To shout loudly to show joy or approval

is used for public approval more broadly, not only short cries

F

to felicitate

vsto applaud

• Formal

9.6

To congratulate someone on a success or special occasion

is public approval in many situations, not only formal congratulations

K

to kudo

vsto applaud

• Informal

8.4

To praise someone publicly for something they did

is similar but can be more formal or deliberate in public display

Antonyms

D

to disapprove

94 2.9

To think something is wrong or bad and show it

How Praising

to extol

7 7.5

to laud

• Formal

30 7.7

to praise

331 1.0

to commend

67 4.4

to applaud

136 3.2

to approve

∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

Etymology