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Synonyms & Antonyms for acclaim
Synonyms: Verb
accredit, applaud, cheer, crack up, hail, laud, praise, salute, tout
Synonyms: Noun
accolade, applause, bay(s), credit, distinction, glory, homage, honor, kudos, laud, laurels, props [slang], réclame, sun
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of acclaim in a Sentence
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The critics have acclaimed her performance. she has long been acclaimed by the critics for her realistic actingNoun
Her performance in the ballet earned her critical acclaim. She deserves acclaim for all her charitable works.
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President Trumpâs family is half Jewish, and he is acclaimed as the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House. — Conrad Black, National Review, "Todayâs Campaign Rhetoric Is Not Exactly Cicero," 13 Aug. 2019 This stylized, critically-acclaimed, art-driven free-for-all shows more than tells, which is gorgeously bonkers. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, "Superheroes behaving badly: 12 crusading TV series target mature audiences," 4 Aug. 2019 Directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins and with a score by Bernstein and Sondheim, it, too, was acclaimed. — Mark Kennedy, BostonGlobe.com, "Towering Broadway director and producer Hal Prince dies at 91," 31 July 2019 The series has been critically acclaimed and has a 96 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. — Emily Stewart, Vox, "Russian Doll will be back for a second season on Netflix," 11 June 2019 At Manhattanâs acclaimed Stuyvesant High School, just seven black students were among the 895 admitted. — Jim Stergios, BostonGlobe.com, "Tackling equity at Bostonâs exam schools," 2 Aug. 2019 Get our daily newsletter That book was acclaimed as a searing insight into the semiotics of Vladimir Putinâs Russia. — The Economist, "Dispatches from âthe war against realityâ," 1 Aug. 2019 But at the opposite end of this weekâs top 10 was The FarewellâLulu Wangâs wonderful family drama told on a small scale and largely in Mandarinâwhich has been universally acclaimed by critics and is slowly expanding around the country. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "What Quentin Tarantinoâs Box-Office Success Says About Hollywood," 29 July 2019 Carroll, who recently appeared on FXâs Snowfall, is best known for playing John Murphy on HBOâs critically acclaimed The Leftovers. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, "Thora Birch and Kevin Carroll cast in season 10 of The Walking Dead," 19 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Oscarsâ ratings actually improved without a host (by roughly 12 percent), and received a fair degree of critical acclaim. — James Hibberd, EW.com, "Emmys won't have a host this year, just like Oscars," 7 Aug. 2019 Harini Ramos, the 11-month-old goat, has garnered all kinds of acclaim and attention for his looks since his owners shared photos of him on their Facebook page. — Rachel E. Greenspan, Time, "'He's Got His Own Style.' Handsome Goat Is One of the Most Stylish Guys to Grace Your Eyeballs Lately," 17 July 2019 Teemu Pukki may have won the majority of the acclaim for his goal-scoring exploits, but the Argentinian winger was a vital member of that squad, and caught the eye with a series of impressive performances, especially when running with the ball. — SI.com, "7 Players Who Could Finally Complete a Dribble Past Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk Next Season," 9 July 2019 An enigma, Reddish entered Duke with plenty of acclaim. — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Draft, Darius Garland and a cautionary tale about overvaluing positional need: Chris Fedor," 18 June 2019 Colby went on to helm the kitchen at Chi Spacca, a butchery-centric appendage of Silvertonâs Mozza group that garnered its own share of critical acclaim. — Garrett Snyder, latimes.com, "A first look at Antico, Chad Colbyâs ode to rustic Italian cooking," 11 June 2019 Bruce Grobbelaar was the hero for Joe Fagan's recruits, the Zimbabwean shot-stopper performing his 'Spaghetti Legs' routine to put off Roma kick-takers and earn his team further European acclaim. — SI.com, "Liverpool: All 6 Trophies the Reds Have Won on Penalties," 15 Aug. 2019 Critical acclaim came, but the shift isolated some longtime customers. — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, "Tosca Cafe to reopen with new owners Nancy Oakes, Anna Weinberg and Ken Fulk," 7 Aug. 2019 After the millennium, Morrison released four more novels to great acclaim and taught at Princeton until her retirement from that post in 2006. — Time, "Toni Morrison, Seminal Author Who Stirringly Chronicled the Black American Experience, Dies at 88," 6 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'acclaim.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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