Acclaim

Quick meaning: Acclaim is a verb meaning (transitive) To express great approval (for).

Meaning

(transitive) To express great approval (for).

More Meanings

1. (transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To claim.
3. (transitive) To declare by acclamations.
4. (Canada, politics) To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.
5. (poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause.
6. (archaic, transitive) To shout; to call out.
7. (obsolete) A claim.

Example Sentences

a highly-acclaimed novel

a widely-acclaimed article

Thou ſhalt be crown'd— / An Iron Crown, intenſely hot, ſhall gird / Thy hoary Temples; while the ſhouting Crowd / Acclaims thee King of Traitors.

The design, when finally developed, was a slight disappointment to Monsieur Deplis, who had suspected Icarus of being a fortress taken by Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' War, but he was more than satisfied with the execution of the work, which was acclaimed by all who had the privilege of seeing it as Pincini's masterpiece.

Word Forms

• acclaims
• acclaiming
• acclaimed

Synonyms for acclaim

Depending on context, synonyms include applaud, hurrah, acclamate, hail, barrack, beclap.

Antonyms for acclaim

Common opposites include hiss, boo.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include plaudit, acclamation, applaud, herald, clap, eclat.

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