Synonyms for eulogy
Definitions
- n. 1
An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
Related words
- Word family
- eulogize eulogist eulogistic
Forms
- Plural
- eulogies → panegyrics, encomiums, paeans, praises…
Choose the right word
Eulogium and eulogy apply only to persons and are more studied and of greater length. A panegyric was originally a set speech in a full assembly of the people, and hence denotes a more formal eulogy, couched in terms of warm and continuous praise, especially as to personal character.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- praise Why do you get embarrassed when people praise you?
- paean This is a precise and poetic paean to the peregrine.
- panegyric The art review sounded more like a panegyric than a neutral assessment.
- oration His great oration was like pearls before swine.
By length
- 4 letters
- pean
- 5 letters
- paean2, elogy
- 6 letters
- praise1
- 7 letters
- oration3
- 8 letters
- applause2, encomium4, eulogium
- 9 letters
- panegyric, laudation
- 10 letters
- compliment3
- 12 letters
- commendation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (paean2 = 2 syllables).