Englishacclaim
verb
1 the booklet has been widely acclaimed by teachers:
praise, applaud, cheer, commend, express approval of, approve, express admiration for, welcome, pay tribute to, speak highly of, eulogize, compliment, congratulate, celebrate, sing the praises of, praise to the skies, rave about, go into raptures about/over, heap praise on, wax lyrical about, say nice things about, make much of, pat on the back, take one's hat off to, salute, throw bouquets at, lionize, exalt, admire, hail, toast, flatter, adulate, vaunt, extol, glorify, honour, hymn, clap;
informal crack someone/something up;
British, informal big someone/something up;
North American, informal ballyhoo;
dated cry someone/something up;
archaic emblazon;
rare laud, panegyrize.
▷antonyms criticize.
noun
she has won acclaim for her commitment to democracy:
praise, applause, cheers, ovation, tribute, accolade, acclamation, salutes, plaudits;
approval, admiration, approbation, congratulations, commendation, welcome, flattery, kudos, adulation, homage;
compliment, a pat on the back, eulogy, encomium, panegyric, bouquets, laurels, testimonial;
rare extolment, laudation, eulogium.
▷antonyms criticism.
acclaim Oxford Dictionary of English