accoladenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæk.ə.leɪd/us/ˈæk.ə.leɪd/formalpraise and approval:
He's been granted the ultimate accolade - his face on a postage stamp.
Her approval was the highest accolade he could receive.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- adulate
- adulation
- cheer
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- give sb five idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
- sing the praises of sb/sth idiom
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