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laud
Meaning: to praise highly, especially in public
laud in a sentence
How laud is used in real sentences:
Critics continued to laud the young director's debut film long after its release.
Reporters gathered outside city hall to laud the volunteer firefighters who had spent three sleepless nights battling the wildfire near the reservoir.
“At the opening, critics lauded the exhibit in published reviews, not for certainty, but for showing how scientific knowledge is assembled, corrected, and responsibly limited.”
— from the passage The Archive in Wood
Synonyms for laud
Other words for laud — praise, commend and extol — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of laud
Words that mean the opposite of laud:
Where it comes from
From Latin laudare 'to praise'
Word parts
- laud — praise
laud: laud (praise)
Memory hook
LAUD rhymes with 'applaud' — to laud someone is to applaud their achievements.