praiseful

Examples

• All

• The review was so praiseful that the author felt deeply honored.

• Her praiseful comments motivated the team to do their best.

• He wrote a praiseful letter about his colleague's achievements.

• His praiseful remarks boosted her confidence.

• The teacher gave a praiseful speech about the students' hard work and dedication.

• After the performance, the audience showered the actors with praiseful applause.

• Her praiseful remarks about the project boosted everyone’s morale and encouraged further efforts.

Synonyms

C

complimentary

vspraiseful

18 4.2

Saying good things about someone to show you admire them

is praise broadly, not limited to polite compliments

G

glowing

vspraiseful

5 4.0

Showing strong praise and approval

is approving but usually less intensely enthusiastic

W

worshipful

vspraiseful

3 7.1

Showing deep respect and love, often for a person or God

is approving but does not imply deep reverence or adoration

L

laudatory

vspraiseful

3 8.1

Showing praise for a person or thing

is more general and not tied to formal commendation

P

praising

vspraiseful

2.1

Showing approval and admiration for someone or their work

is similar but neutral in tone and general use

C

commendatory

vspraiseful

• Literature

7.5

Showing praise for someone or something

is praise in general rather than specifically recommending

P

plausive

vspraiseful

9.9

Showing praise or approval

is praising without necessarily sounding like applause or commendation

A

approbatory

vspraiseful

• Formal

8.9

Showing approval or praise for something

is neutral praise that may appear in everyday speech

A

approbative

vspraiseful

• Formal

8.8

Showing praise or approval

is less formal and used in general approving contexts

E

eulogistic

vspraiseful

• Formal

8.9

Being full of praise for someone, often in a formal way

is praising but usually in simpler, less ornate language

E

encomiastic

vspraiseful

• Formal

9.9

Expressing strong praise, often in formal language

is general praise not necessarily using official or ornate words

P

panegyrical

vspraiseful

• Formal

9.9

Giving very strong praise in a formal speech or writing

is approving but without ceremonial or highly elaborate language

P

panegyric

vspraiseful

• Formal

9.9

Language that praises someone very much in a formal way

is praise in general rather than a specifically formal laudatory text

Antonyms

C

critical

121 5.2

Showing careful judgment of books, films, or art

D

disparaging

• Offensive

1 7.0

Showing a low opinion of someone or something

How Approving

laudatory

3 8.1

praiseful

6.6

approving

1.3

favorable

• US

62 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology