acclaim

Nouns

  • (n) enthusiastic approval
    • the book met with modest acclaim
    • he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd
    • they gave him more eclat than he really deserved
    acclamation, eclat, plaudit, plaudits,

Verbs

  • (v) praise vociferously
    • The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein
    hail, herald,
  • (v) clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval applaud, clap, spat,

Synonyms

hail herald acclamation eclat plaudit plaudits applaud clap spat

Antonyms

boo hiss

Words of close approximity