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Synonyms for acclaim

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

praise applaud hail clap

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Praise — to express great approval (for)

praise, applaud, hail, clap, cheer, cheer on, hurray, hurrah, spat, beclap, huzzah, encheer dated

Other

herald

Noun

acclamation, applause, plaudit, eclat

Antonyms

criticism, disapproval, condemnation

All antonyms of acclaim →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To express great approval (for).

    a widely-acclaimed article

  2. n. 1

    An acclamation; a shout of applause.

Forms

Plural
acclaims → acclamations, applauses, plaudits, eclats…
Past participle
acclaimed
e.g. acclaimed → praised, applauded, hailed, clapped…

Choose the right word

Acclaim or Acclamation?

Acclaim is the more poetic term for acclamation, commonly understood in a loftier sense; as, a nation's acclaim.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • praise Why do you get embarrassed when people praise you?
  • spat I couldn't believe he actually spat me on my face.
  • hurrah Hurrah to the King of Swing!
  • hurray Hurray! I did fifty keepy-uppies! That's my new record.
  • herald It was the lark, the herald of the morn, no nightingale.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
acclaimsteady
praiserising
spatrising
hurrahrising
hurrayrising
heraldrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
hail1, clap1, spat1
5 letters
cheer1, eclat
6 letters
praise1, herald2, hurray2, hurrah2, huzzah2, beclap
7 letters
applaud2, plaudit2, encheer
8 letters
applause2
11 letters
acclamation4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (herald2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
acclamer
Italiano
acclamare
Español
aclamar
Deutsch
akklamieren
Català
aclamar