Acclaim Synonyms and Antonyms

ə-klām
An expression of warm approval
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. praise
  2. acclamation
  3. plaudit
  4. approval
  5. kudos
  6. laudation
  7. plaudits
  8. applause
  9. celebration
  10. commendation
  11. compliment
  12. recognition
  13. cheer
  14. encomium
  15. cry
  16. eulogy
  17. fame
  18. glory
  19. homage
  20. honor
  21. panegyric
  22. reverence
  23. shout
  24. eclat
Antonyms:
  1. disapproval
  2. beratement
  3. jeering
  4. vituperation
  5. criticism
To praise enthusiastically and often publicly.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. praise
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. approve
  2. cheer
  3. revere
  4. root
  5. shout

Acclaim Sentence Examples

  • At William's coronation it was he who called on them to acclaim their duke as king.

  • Yet when he went to Manchester on a brief political outing two years before, he was received with such acclaim as he had never known in his life.

  • The scientist earned acclaim for his remarkable achievement in the field of DNA research.

  • I try to acclaim the good behavior more often than I punish the inappropriate behavior.

  • The 1967 Act did not meet with universal acclaim.

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