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Synonyms for paean

Most common

encomium panegyric tribute praise

All synonyms

Noun

1. Encomium — an enthusiastic expression of praise

encomium, panegyric, tribute, praise, hymn, eulogy, pean

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An enthusiastic expression of praise.

Forms

Plural
paeans → encomiums, panegyrics, tributes, praises…

Example sentences

  • praise Why do you get embarrassed when people praise you?
  • tribute I pay tribute to my mother who left us a year ago.
  • panegyric The art review sounded more like a panegyric than a neutral assessment.
  • jubilation Sahrawis reacted to the UN resolution with jubilation.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
paeanrising
praiserising
tributefalling
panegyricsteady
encomiumrising

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

By length

4 letters
hymn1, pean
6 letters
praise1, eulogy3
7 letters
tribute2, jubilee3
8 letters
encomium4
9 letters
panegyric
10 letters
hallelujah4, jubilation4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (eulogy3 = 3 syllables).