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praiseworthy

adj · 2 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈpɹeɪz.wɜː.ði/
  • US: /ˈpɹeɪz.wɝ.ði/
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  • CMU ARPABET: P R EY1 Z W ER2 DH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Meriting praise; worthy of high praise

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From praise + -worthy.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُحَمَّد (muḥammad) — meriting praise
  • Bulgarian: похвален (pohvalen) — meriting praise
  • Catalan: lloable — meriting praise
  • Catalan: encomiable — meriting praise
  • Czech: chvályhodný — meriting praise
  • Dutch: prijzenswaardig — meriting praise
  • Dutch: lofwaardig — meriting praise
  • Dutch: achtenswaardig — meriting praise
  • Esperanto: laŭdinda — meriting praise
  • Esperanto: laŭdebla — meriting praise
  • French: louable — meriting praise
  • German: lobenswert — meriting praise
  • German: rühmenswert — meriting praise
  • German: preiswürdig — meriting praise
  • Greek: αινετός (ainetós) — meriting praise
  • Ancient Greek: ἐπαινετός (epainetós) — meriting praise
  • Hindi: सराहनीय (sarāhnīya) — meriting praise
  • Hindi: प्रशंसनीय (praśansnīya) — meriting praise
  • Hungarian: dicséretre méltó — meriting praise
  • Italian: lodevole — meriting praise
  • Italian: encomiabile — meriting praise
  • Latin: laudābilis — meriting praise
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: prisverdig — meriting praise
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rosverdig — meriting praise
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rosande — meriting praise
  • Polish: chwalebny — meriting praise
  • Polish: godny pochwały — meriting praise
  • Portuguese: louvável — meriting praise
  • Russian: досто́йный похвалы (dostójnyj) — meriting praise
  • Sanskrit: ईड्य (īḍya) — meriting praise
  • Serbo-Croatian: достојан — meriting praise
  • Spanish: encomiable — meriting praise
  • Spanish: alabable — meriting praise
  • Spanish: digno de alabanza — meriting praise
  • Spanish: loable — meriting praise
  • Swedish: tacknämlig — meriting praise
  • Swedish: lovvärd — meriting praise
  • Swedish: berömvärd — meriting praise
  • Tocharian B: pällarṣke — meriting praise
  • Turkish: takdire değer — meriting praise
  • Turkish: takdire şayan — meriting praise
  • Ottoman Turkish: ستوده (sütude) — meriting praise
  • Ottoman Turkish: مندوب (mendub) — meriting praise
  • Ottoman Turkish: مبرور (mebrur) — meriting praise
  • Ukrainian: похвальний (poxvalʹnyj) — meriting praise