acclaimnoun [ U ]
uk/əˈkleɪm/us/əˈkleɪm/public approval and praise:
Despite the critical acclaim, the novel did not sell well.
Hamlet was played by Ion Caramitrou to rapturous acclaim.
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Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- adulation
- cheer
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- give sb five idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
- sing the praises of sb/sth idiom
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acclaimverb [ T often passive ]
uk/əˈkleɪm/us/əˈkleɪm/to give public approval and praise:
She was universally/widely/publicly acclaimed for her contribution to the discovery.
She is being acclaimed (= publicly recognized) as the greatest dancer of her generation.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- adulation
- cheer
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- give sb five idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
- sing the praises of sb/sth idiom
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acclaimed
adjective uk/əˈkleɪmd/us/əˈkleɪmd/
C1
an acclaimed artist/writer/poet
"Dinner Party", based on the critically acclaimed novel by Bill Davies, was made into a film last year.