Antonyms for praising
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : preyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : preɪz |
Definition of praising
Origin :- c.1300, "to laud, commend, flatter," from Old French preisier, variant of prisier "to praise, value," from Late Latin preciare, earlier pretiare (see price (n.)). Replaced Old English lof, hreþ.
- Specifically with God as an object from late 14c. Related: Praised; praising. Now a verb in most Germanic languages (German preis, Danish pris, etc.), but only in English is it differentiated in form from cognate price.
- verb congratulate; adore
- When we only spoil you by praising and quoting everything you say.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Nobody scarce doth any good, yet they all agree in praising those who do.
- Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding
- You've been praising me for the last ten minutes and I find your style detestable.
- Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton
- Such is their manner of praising the one and censuring the other.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- Yes, he said; the States are as bad as the men; and I am very far from praising them.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- He started in by praising his master—the Knight of the Lions!
- Extract from : « The Story of Don Quixote » by Arvid Paulson, Clayton Edwards, and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
- By praising you falsely or by persuading you to try to be a good man?
- Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
- Everyone seemed to be praising him, and when he went home to bed he could not sleep.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
- Praising and petting and alluring and crying-up are half of fortune-telling.
- Extract from : « The Gypsies » by Charles G. Leland
- Instead of praising 'em, I be mad wi' 'em for being so ready to bide where they are not wanted.
- Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
Synonyms for praising
- acclaim
- admire
- adulate
- advocate
- aggrandize
- applaud
- appreciate
- approve
- bless
- boost
- bow down
- build up
- cajole
- celebrate
- cheer
- cite
- clap
- commend
- compliment
- cry up
- dignify
- distinguish
- elevate
- endorse
- ennoble
- eulogize
- exalt
- extol
- flatter
- give thanks
- glorify
- hail
- honor
- laud
- make much of
- panegyrize
- pay homage
- pay tribute
- proclaim
- puff
- rave over
- recommend
- resound
- reverence
- root
- sanction
- sing the praises
- smile on
- stroke
- tout
- worship
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