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commendable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kəˈmɛndəbəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • obsolete: /ˈkɒmɛndəbəl/
  • obsolete: /ˈkɒməndəbəl/
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 M EH1 N D AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: estimable, laudable, praiseworthy, admirable, allowable, commendable, creditable, glorious, honorable, respectable, reverable, reverend, valuable, venerable, worthy

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

worthy of high praise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • applaudable efforts to save the environment
  • a commendable sense of purpose
  • laudable motives of improving housing conditions
  • a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: applaudable, laudable, praiseworthy

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in an admirable manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the children's responses were admirably normal

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: admirably, laudably, praiseworthily

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English commendable, from Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis, from commendare (“to commend, intrust to”), from com- + mandare (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dare (“to put”).

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: təqdirəlayiq — worthy of commendation
  • Belarusian: пахвальны (paxvalʹny) — worthy of commendation
  • Bulgarian: препоръчителен (preporǎčitelen) — worthy of commendation
  • Bulgarian: похвален (pohvalen) — worthy of commendation
  • Catalan: encomiable — worthy of commendation
  • Catalan: lloable — worthy of commendation
  • Catalan: digne d'elogi — worthy of commendation
  • Dutch: prijzenswaardig — worthy of commendation
  • Dutch: lofwaardig — worthy of commendation
  • Dutch: lovenswaardig — worthy of commendation
  • Finnish: kiitettävä — worthy of commendation
  • Finnish: kehuttava — worthy of commendation
  • Finnish: ihailtava — worthy of commendation
  • French: louable — worthy of commendation
  • French: digne d'éloges — worthy of commendation
  • German: anerkennenswert — worthy of commendation
  • German: empfehlenswert — worthy of commendation
  • German: lobenswert — worthy of commendation
  • German: löblich — worthy of commendation
  • German: rühmenswert — worthy of commendation
  • German: vorbildlich — worthy of commendation
  • Greek: αινετός (ainetós) — worthy of commendation
  • Hindi: सराहनीय (sarāhnīya) — worthy of commendation
  • Hindi: प्रशंसनीय (praśansnīya) — worthy of commendation
  • Hungarian: dicséretes — worthy of commendation
  • Hungarian: dicséretre méltó — worthy of commendation
  • Malayalam: പ്രശംസനീയ (praśaṁsanīya) — worthy of commendation
  • Middle English: commendable — worthy of commendation
  • Polish: chwalebny — worthy of commendation
  • Polish: godny pochwały — worthy of commendation
  • Romanian: lăudabil — worthy of commendation
  • Romanian: elogiabil — worthy of commendation
  • Romanian: recomandabil — worthy of commendation
  • Russian: похва́льный (poxválʹnyj) — worthy of commendation
  • Russian: досто́йный похвалы́ (dostójnyj poxvalý) — worthy of commendation
  • Scottish Gaelic: cliùiteach — worthy of commendation
  • Spanish: alabable — worthy of commendation
  • Spanish: loable — worthy of commendation
  • Spanish: encomiable — worthy of commendation
  • Turkish: methedilmeye layık — worthy of commendation
  • Turkish: övülmeye değer — worthy of commendation
  • Turkish: beğenilir — worthy of commendation
  • Turkish: önerilir — worthy of commendation
  • Turkish: tavsiye edilir — worthy of commendation
  • Ottoman Turkish: ستوده (sütude) — worthy of commendation
  • Ottoman Turkish: مندوب (mendub) — worthy of commendation
  • Ottoman Turkish: مبرور (mebrur) — worthy of commendation
  • Ukrainian: похва́льний (poxválʹnyj) — worthy of commendation