standing ovationnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌstæn.dɪŋ əʊˈveɪ.ʃən/us/ˌstæn.dɪŋ oʊˈveɪ.ʃən/an occasion when the people in an audience stand up to clap at the end of a performance or speech because they liked it very much:
She received a standing ovation at the end of her speech.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- exalt
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsodic
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
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