laudable
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Synonyms
admirable, applaudable, commendable, creditable, estimable, meritorious, praiseworthy
Antonyms
censurable, discreditable, illaudable, reprehensible
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Indeed, our culture is currently awash in semblances of solidarity that, even when well-intentioned or laudable, fall short of the real thing. — Astra Taylor, The New Republic, "One for All," 26 Aug. 2019 The government agencies that award grants or loans to affordable projects give extra credit to applicants that emphasize environmental sustainability, a laudable but costly expectation. — John King, SFChronicle.com, "Much-needed Tenderloin housing makes architectural splash — after an 11-year wait," 13 Aug. 2019 This is not to say that all the women running are laudable or up to the job. — Chloe Angyal, Marie Claire, "Wednesday Night’s Debate Was the End of the Default Male Candidate," 1 Aug. 2019 Some experts say efforts to get more students on Pell grants and getting private companies to pitch in are laudable. — Ana Campoy, Quartz, "How free college works in a red state like Texas," 31 July 2019 Everyone is offering the same silver and gold finishes, of course, while China’s initially laudable effort to develop every single blue gradient pattern imaginable seems to be running out of steam. — Sam Byford, The Verge, "A story about phones that look like onions and garlic," 8 July 2019 To have net energy homes and to reduce your carbon footprint, those are laudable goals that all developers should be expected to strive towards. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Safari Highlands Ranch becomes Harvest Hills in rebranding effort for proposed development," 28 July 2019 This seems like a remarkable and laudable achievement, especially considering the fact that the Spurs produced on-court results that were mediocre by their lofty standards this season. — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, "With Spurs, as always, mum’s the word," 16 July 2019 While several candidates for president are pushing for eliminating debt for advanced education, this may be an extreme but laudable concept, but a local option for us could be done now. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: We must condemn Trump; Ted Nugent’s disturbing comments about underage girls; Free community college, first; Great advocacy, bad journalism (6/26/19)," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'laudable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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