What is another word for praising?

Pronunciation: [pɹˈe͡ɪzɪŋ] (IPA)

Praising is the act of expressing admiration or appreciation for someone or something. There are several synonyms for this word that can be used to convey a similar meaning, including commending, complimenting, lauding, extolling, glorifying, and celebrating. Other synonyms for praising include admiring, respecting, honoring, and applauding. Each of these words has a different shade of meaning, but they all communicate a positive sentiment towards the subject being praised. So whether you use praising or one of its synonyms, the message is clear: to offer genuine or heartfelt appreciation towards someone or something is a powerful way to encourage and uplift those around us.

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What are the opposite words for praising?

Antonyms for the word "praising" include critical, condemning, disparaging, disapproving, reproaching, scolding, blaming, fault-finding, and reproving. When someone engages in criticism, they express disapproval or make negative comments about something or someone. Condemning is a more severe form of criticism, where the judgement implies that something is morally wrong. Disparaging means expressing a negative opinion that something or someone is not important, of low quality or value. Disapproving means expressing a negative opinion or judgment about something, and reproaching is expressing disapproval to another person's behavior. Blaming is a criticism that assigns responsibility or fault, while fault-finding is criticizing someone's mistakes, shortcomings or defects.

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Usage examples for Praising

We pass hours praising the same things, and abusing the same people; and how could it possibly sever our relations that I would endow Maynooth when they would pull it down, or that I liked forty-shilling freeholders better than ten-pound householders?
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
I have the feeling that people are making fun of me instead of praising my beauty.
"Contemporary One-Act Plays Compiler: B. Roland Lewis"
Sir James M. Barrie George Middleton Althea Thurston Percy Mackaye Lady Augusta Gregor Eugene Pillot Anton Tchekov Bosworth Crocker Alfred Kreymborg Paul Greene Arthur Hopkins Paul Hervieu Jeannette Marks Oscar M. Wolff David Pinski Beulah Bornstead Herma
"All praising the Lord, I suppose-" Peter listened.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole

Famous quotes with Praising

  • It may be that when the angels go about their task praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure, however, that when they are together en famille they play Mozart.
    Karl Barth
  • Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure. I am sure, however, that en famille they play Mozart.
    Karl Barth
  • The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places.
    Samuel Butler
  • In praising Antony I have dispraised Caesar.
    Cleopatra
  • To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say.
    Will Durant

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