Kudos

Quick meaning: Kudos is a noun meaning Praise; accolades.

Meaning

Praise; accolades.

More Meanings

1. Credit for one's achievements.
2. An interjection indicating praise or approval or as an acknowledgement of a laudable achievement.
3. (informal) To give praise or accolades.
4. (nonstandard, sometimes proscribed) plural of kudo
5. (nonstandard, informal, sometimes proscribed) third-person singular simple present indicative of kudo

Example Sentences

I gave Chelsea much kudos for the birth of her first daughter.

The talented, young playwright received much kudos for his new drama.

So while recording or sampling a Charlie Manson track […] makes for shock rock kudos aplenty, a devotion to Hubbard is kryptonite for credibility.

And… and to that… to that Turkish horse, I say this, “You should not step on people’s balls, but, in this solitary instance, kudos, horse, kudos.”

Word Forms

• kudoses
• kudosing
• kudosed

Synonyms for kudos

Depending on context, synonyms include bravissimo, bravo, bully, congrats, congratulations, encore.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include praise, congratulations, congrats, swish, recognition, awesome.

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