PRAISEWORTHY

applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy

(adjective) worthy of high praise; ā€œapplaudable efforts to save the environmentā€; ā€œa commendable sense of purposeā€; ā€œlaudable motives of improving housing conditionsā€; ā€œa significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligenceā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

praiseworthy (comparative praiseworthier or more praiseworthy, superlative praiseworthiest or most praiseworthy)

Meriting praise; worthy of high praise

Usage notes

• Praiseworthier and praiseworthiest are much less common than the forms using "more" and "most".

Synonyms

• applaudable

• commendable

• laudable

Antonyms

• blameworthy

Source: Wiktionary


Praise"wor`thy, a.

Definition: Worthy of praise or applause; commendable; as, praiseworthy action; he was praiseworthy. Arbuthnot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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