praiseworthy

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adjective

Deserving honor, respect, or admiration: admirable, commendable, creditable, deserving, estimable, exemplary, honorable, laudable, meritorious, reputable, respectable, worthy. See good/bad, praise/blame, respect/contempt/standing, value/worthlessness/evaluation.

adj

Definition: deserving congratulations, adoration
Antonyms: blameworthy, disgraceful, dishonorable, disliked, disrespected, unworthy

IN BRIEF: Deserving admiration.

A child must learn early to believe that she is somebody worthwhile, and that she can do many praiseworthy things. — Benjamin Mays (1895-1984)

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For a list of words related to praiseworthy, see:

• Special, Bright, Skillful, or Unusual
• Praise, Exaltation, Flattery, and Applause - praiseworthy: (adj) deserving of praise

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See words rhyming with "praiseworthy."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - prisværdig

Nederlands (Dutch)
prijzenswaardig, lovenswaardig, verdienstelijk

Français (French)
adj. - digne d'éloges, méritoire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - lobenswert, löblich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αξιέπαινος

Italiano (Italian)
lodevole, encomiabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - digno de louvor

Русский (Russian)
достойный похвалы, похвальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - encomiable, loable, meritorio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lovvärd, berömvärd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
值得称赞的, 可钦佩的, 令人钦佩的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 值得稱讚的, 可欽佩的, 令人欽佩的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 칭찬할 만한, 기특한, 갸륵한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ほむべき

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جدير بالثنا والمدح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ראוי לתהילה‬

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