LAUDED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

lauded

verb

past tense of laud

as in praised

to declare enthusiastic approval of the critics have lauded the best-selling author's newest novel

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as in celebrated

to proclaim the glory of the nation's people were expected to laud the dictator at every opportunity

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Recent Examples of lauded On Friday, Gannon lauded the move in an email to the Statesman. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026 His leadership throughout the invasion — and willingness to walk the front lines in active participation of military defense strategy — has been lauded. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026 Although Archway doesn’t have its own restaurant on-site, the property is located in the epicenter of Philadelphia’s buzziest dining corridor, with dozens of cafés, wine bars, and lauded restaurants just steps away. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026 During her appearance, Erivo also lauded the intimacy coordinator and her co-star Daniel Ings. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 The show has been lauded for its medical accuracy and gripping real-time format, with each episode covering one hour of a 15-hour shift. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 In our review, PCMag audio expert Tim Gideon lauded these headphones' above-average noise cancellation at their regular price. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 The Nobel Assembly lauded their work and said their tool is now being used in laboratories around the world to reveal the brain’s mysteries. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 The hiring of offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel has yet to unlock Herbert, who is lauded by league personnel for his physical tools. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

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Naomi Ackie, who plays the scientist charged with Hagen’s experimental procedure, praised how her co-star shouldered what was a very challenging role.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
At a news conference Friday, police also praised a teacher who threw a cellphone at the gunman, tackled him and fought to take his weapon.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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Since then, the band have shared a 2025 reissue of their greatest-hits collection Joy In Repetition, appeared on the second season of Netflix’s Beef, and celebrated the 20th anniversary of their second album, The Warning.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
Navarrette attended the festival, which runs until Thursday in Newport Beach, as one of Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch, who were celebrated during the festival’s Honor Brunch.

— Marc Malkin, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of celebrated

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Analysts applauded Apple for introducing HomeView at a reasonable price given all the component shortages.

— Kif Leswing,Annie Palmer,Jordan Novet, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Mitchell, who turns 83 next month and was using a walking stick, also posted a short video clip from the ceremony, in which she was applauded by others gathered in the room.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

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Later, Keldermans and fellow clergy member Katherine Elsner anointed a congregant who was having surgery later that month and then gave her a prayer blanket blessed by the community.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
My wife gave us two wonderful children and my daughter just blessed us with a grandson!

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of blessed

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Erdogan’s appointment as prime minister in 2003 after a ballot-box triumph by his Justice and Development Party was initially hailed as a sign that a form of Islamism could coexist with democracy.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
This work of narrative non-fiction is rightly hailed as the best work on North Korea’s devastating famine of the 1990s, which coincided with Kim Il Sung’s death in 1994.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hailed

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Over the past four decades, Harrison has carved out a stellar career across a number of literary forms, and has been acclaimed by such writers as Angela Carter, Deborah Levy, and Iain Banks.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Yet its most acclaimed, and valuable, such set imagined a fictional conflict.

— Bob Woods, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

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