praise :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

congratulations, kudos

n. an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work"

praise

v. express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"

appreciation, admiration

n. a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"

blessing, grace, thanksgiving

n. a short prayer of thanks before a meal

blessing, benediction

n. a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection

acknowledgment, acknowledgement, ack

n. a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

appreciation

n. an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"

flattery

n. excessive or insincere praise

soft soap, blarney, coaxing, sweet talk

n. flattery designed to gain favor

hail, acclaim, herald

v. praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

adulate

v. flatter in an obsequious manner

adore

v. love intensely; "he just adored his wife"

worship, revere, idolize, hero-worship

v. love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"

fawn, truckle, kowtow, kotow, toady, bootlick, suck up

v. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

cheer, applaud by shouting

v. show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy"

respect, honor, honour, observe, abide by

v. show respect towards; "honor your parents!"

gas, bluster, boast, brag, vaunt, tout, swash, gasconade, shoot a line

v. show off

esteem, repute, think of, look on as, look upon, regard as, take to be

v. look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"

lionize, celebrate

v. assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"

contempt, scorn

n. open disrespect for a person or thing

condolence, commiseration

n. an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences"

disapproval

n. the expression of disapproval

criticize, criticise, express criticism of, pick apart

v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

admonish, reprove, take to task, get after

v. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

rag, jaw, rebuke, reproof, reprimand, scold, dress down, chide, berate, lambaste, lambast, remonstrate with, jaw at, chew up, bawl out, chew out, have words with

v. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

censure, reprimand, criminate

v. rebuke formally

belittle, find fault with, disparage, pick at

v. express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

discredit, disbelieve

v. reject as false; refuse to accept

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