Antonyms for laudable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : law-duh-buh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔ də bəl

Definition of laudable

Origin : early 15c., from Old French laudable and directly from Latin laudabilis "praiseworthy," from laudare (see laud). Related: Laudably.

adj admirable

Example sentences :

In short, I made an appeal to that laudable pride in your sister.'
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

You are indeed in your noviciate, as to every laudable attainment.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

It is true, there were some laudable exceptions to this rule.
Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee

The effort is not only laudable, but will, I have no doubt, be productive of the most beneficial results.
Extract from : « Address delivered by Hon. Henry H. Crapo, Governor of Michigan, before the Central Michigan Agricultural Society, at their Sheep-shearing Exhibition held at the Agricultural College Farm, on Thursday, May 24th, 1866 » by Henry Howland Crapo

So, all on fire with this laudable ambition, he set to work at once.
Extract from : « An Old Meerschaum » by David Christie Murray

Where Paul was bold, Macaulay exhibited a laudable desire to do his duty.
Extract from : « Paul Patoff » by F. Marion Crawford

Money received as reward for doing things worth while is laudable.
Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter

I asked, in a laudable endeavor to get at the root of the matter.
Extract from : « Aunt Jane of Kentucky » by Eliza Calvert Hall

The project was a laudable one; and the motive to it was laudable—in part.
Extract from : « Classic French Course in English » by William Cleaver Wilkinson

Of course everything was said to encourage this laudable desire for knowledge.
Extract from : « The Buffalo Runners » by R.M. Ballantyne

Synonyms for laudable

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