ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsLlaudable
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laudable
Meaning: deserving praise or admiration
laudable in a sentence
How laudable is used in real sentences:
Her effort to tutor younger students for free was truly laudable.
Despite losing the election, the candidate's laudable decision to congratulate her opponent publicly earned respect from both parties.
“Her precision was laudable, but three hundred buns were due by sunrise, and perfection was beginning to slow her.”
— from the passage Before Sunrise
Synonyms for laudable
Other words for laudable — commendable, admirable and praiseworthy — carry the same meaning.
- commendable
- admirable
- praiseworthy
Antonyms of laudable
Words that mean the opposite of laudable:
- shameful
- disgraceful
- blameworthy
Where it comes from
From Latin laudare 'to praise'
Word parts
- laud — praise
laudable: laud (praise) + -able (worthy of)
Memory hook
LAUD (praise) + -ABLE — able to be praised.