acclaim | Definition of acclaim

acclaim

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of acclaim

to declare enthusiastic approval of

she has long been acclaimed by the critics for her realistic acting

Synonyms of acclaim

accredit, applaud, cheer, crack up, hail, laud, praise, salute, tout

Words Related to acclaim

bravo, clap, rise (to)

approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), favor, recommend, root (for), support

celebrate, emblazon, eulogize, extol (also extoll), glorify, magnify, sing

adulate, belaud, flatter, overpraise

Phrases Synonymous with acclaim

doff one's hat to (or doff one's cap to)

Near Antonyms of acclaim

belittle, discommend, disparage, put down

blame, censure, reprehend, reprobate

admonish, chide, criticize, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove

castigate, excoriate, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), skewer, slag [chiefly British], vilify

Antonyms of acclaim

knock, pan, slam