praise

1. 1.

   express approval of

   “The parents praised their children for their academic performance”

   Antonymscriticize

   Broadermeasure

   Narrowertrollsaluteapplaudlaudflattereulogizecomplimentravecommendadvertise

Other forms of praise

plural

praises·

past tense

praised·

present participle

praising·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about praise

What does praise mean?

praise means "an expression of approval and commendation". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in praise?

praise has 1 syllable: praise. In IPA it is /ˈpɹeɪz/.

What is another word for praise?

Close synonyms include congratulations, kudos, extolment. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of praise?

The recorded antonyms are criticize.

Is praise a common word?

praise is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with praise?

2 words rhyme with praise. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.