Synonyms for applause
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Commendation — the act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or…
praise, approbation, commendation, encomium, approval, compliment, eulogy, laudation
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- approbation approval praise
Forms
- Plural
- applauses → praises, approbations, commendations, encomiums…
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Praise is the hearty approval of an individual, or of a number or multitude considered individually, and is expressed by spoken or written words; applause, the spontaneous outburst of many at once.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- clapping The audience were stomping, cheering and clapping.
- acclamation The motion was carried by acclamation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| applause | steady | |
| commendation | falling | |
| encomium | rising | |
| laudation | falling | |
| clapping | rising | |
| acclamation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- clap1
- 5 letters
- cheer1, eclat
- 6 letters
- praise1, eulogy3
- 7 letters
- acclaim2, plaudit2
- 8 letters
- approval3, cheering2, clapping2, encomium4
- 9 letters
- laudation
- 10 letters
- compliment3
- 11 letters
- acclamation4, approbation4
- 12 letters
- commendation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (eulogy3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- applaudissement
- Italiano
- applauso
- Español
- aplauso
- Deutsch
- Applaus