SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
praiseworthy
adjective
Deserving praise or approval.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Deserving approval
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Usage distinction
Return to topPraiseworthy expresses approval of an action or quality. Exemplary additionally presents it as a model; honorable emphasizes moral integrity.
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See praiseworthy in use
The committee recognized the volunteer's praiseworthy effort to recover the missing records.
The students' praiseworthy decision to credit every helper in the program recognized work that audiences would otherwise never see.
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