praiseful
adjective
praise·ful
-zfəl
1
archaic : meriting praise : laudable
2
: full of, abounding in, or giving praise : laudatory
praisefully adverb
-fəlē
-li
praisefulness noun
plural -es
Word History
Etymology
Middle English preiseful, praiseful, from preisen, praisen + -ful
praiseful
adjective
as in laudatory
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- laudatory
- eulogistic
- panegyrical
- appreciative
- hagiographic
- encomiastic
- commendatory
- flattering
- positive
- favorable
- applauding
- admiring
- complimentary
- laudative
- friendly
- hagiographical
- sympathetic
- approbatory
- approving
- warm
- supportive
- worshipful
- respectful
- adulatory
- accepting
- good
- adoring
- recommendatory
- worshipping
- idolizing
- advisory
- worshiping
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- captious
- critical
- hypercritical
- faultfinding
- scornful
- contemptuous
- overcritical
- disdainful
- disparaging
- censuring
- uncomplimentary
- negative
- depreciatory
- unfavorable
- depreciative
- cavilling
- caviling
- unappreciative
- unflattering
- derogatory
- carping
- slighting
- belittling
- disapproving
- unfriendly
- adverse
- inappreciative
- disenchantment
- disenchantments
- disenchantresses
- disenchants
- disenclosed
- disencloses
- disenclosing
- disencourage
- disencouragement
- disencumber
- disencumbered
- disencumbering
- disencumberment
- disencumberments
- disencumbers
- disencumbrance
- disendow
- disendowed
- disendower
- disendowers
- disendowing
- disendowment
- disendowments
- disendows
- disenfranchise