applaudable

adjective

Definition of applaudablenext
as in meritorious
deserving of high regard or great approval the applaudable goal of working one's way through college

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applaudable
  1. meritorious
  2. worthy
  3. admirable
  4. excellent
  5. laudable
  6. impressive
  7. praiseworthy
  8. awesome
Adjective
  • Hegseth, a combat veteran, received two Bronze Stars, including a 2012 citation for meritorious service as a counterinsurgency instructor.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
  • He was first deployed by the National Guard to Guantánamo Bay in 2004, then volunteered to serve in Iraq, where he was awarded the first of two Bronze Stars for meritorious service.
    Sharon LaFraniere, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of meritorious
Adjective
  • Job satisfaction is an old idea that is worthy to be revisited.
    Gena Cox, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Ending the pursuit of Haim would be a worthy message to the nation and to Harmeet Dhillon’s Civil Rights Division subordinates that there’s a new sheriff in town.
    The Editors, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of worthy
Adjective
  • The league’s goal with it is admirable: generate interest in games before Christmas with an artificially more competitive setting.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • These kids have never seen anything like this on their sheltered homeworld, and attempting to mimic their awestruck reaction for the audience is admirable.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of admirable
Adjective
  • But for a side whose previous two Premier League experiences were pretty miserable relegation seasons, anything around mid-table would be an excellent achievement.
    Michael Cox, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Timothée Chalamet does excellent work striking Dylan’s balance of unworldliness and humanity.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of excellent
Adjective
  • The Charter Revision Commission appointed by Mayor Adams on Thursday serves two purposes and both are laudable.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Finally, although the desire to help people struggling to earn higher income is laudable, saddling them with long-term debt and exposing them to unexpected maintenance costs that could further strain their budgets is no way to help.
    Norbert Michel, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of laudable
Adjective
  • Sustainability Kona Village boasts a number of impressive sustainability initiatives.
    Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The two cooks' successes and failures are great fun to watch, particularly the series of scenes in which Child, having just enrolled in a cooking program, practices cutting hundreds of onions, the slices forming a pile that matches her own impressive height.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of impressive
Adjective
  • My companion thought Susan Hilferty’s costumes were the most praiseworthy feature of the production.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Some viewed his actions as praiseworthy, while others condemned them and labeled him a vigilante.
    Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of praiseworthy
Adjective
  • Shuttles will transport you to other nearby attractions like Top of the Rock Ozarks Heritage Preserve which, in addition to being a popular golf course, has an awesome cave and nature walk that little and big kids will love.
    Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Human individual rights and protecting them are awesome, too.
    Makena Kelly, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of awesome
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