APPLAUSES Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

applauses

noun

plural of applause

as in ovations

enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval a design for a memorial for the victims of the attack that has received nothing but applause from officials, commentators, and the general public

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as in accolades

public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement a heroic effort by the fire department that deserves the applause of everyone in the city

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Recent Examples of applauses Coco continued to draw applauses and laughs while talking about women showing up to church in high heels and lace. — Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025

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Noun

Jalen Brunson was on center stage in New York again Wednesday, this time for a trio of ovations at the 2026 ESPY Awards.

— Reuters, NBC news, 16 July 2026
The first responders received two separate standing ovations as Higgins detailed their efforts and the significance of their work in giving people hope.

— Ella Moore July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of ovations

Noun

All these accolades and swift-but-eventful years later, the persona of the guy who became a wonder of the world remains intact and part of his unique appeal.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Parton provided a great example of true allyship—not the surface-level kind that many engage in for proverbial cookies, public praise and accolades.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of accolades

Noun

For modern audiences, this scene likely evokes the imaginative world of Toy Story, the long-running film franchise about the secret lives of children’s toys, which launched to great acclaim in 1995 and recently released its fifth installment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Kusama represented Japan at the 1993 Venice Biennale, becoming the first female artist to solely represent Japan at the event, and the accumulation of her work was met with acclaim.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of acclaim

Noun

The privileged hillside location is well removed from the crowds, yet Florence and all its Renaissance glories is a mere 20-minute ride on the complimentary shuttle bus.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Both of them have erotic fixations with that original Miasma, which requires stepping back into the movie — and the glories of the disreputable genre itself.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of glories

Noun

Barlow credits that at least partially to the demolition of the Timothy Cheney House, a landmark mansion on East Center Street since the early 1700s.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
With too few people and too little time to sift through it all, METR used AI itself to analyze its findings, burning the equivalent of $400,000 in API credits supplied by OpenAI during their six on-site days.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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