Synonyms for praised

Grammar : Adj

Spell : preyz

Phonetic Transcription : preɪz

Définition of praised

Origin : c.1300, "to laud, commend, flatter," from Old French preisier, variant of prisier "to praise, value," from Late Latin preciare, earlier pretiare (see price (n.)). Replaced Old English lof, hreþ.
Specifically with God as an object from late 14c. Related: Praised; praising. Now a verb in most Germanic languages (German preis, Danish pris, etc.), but only in English is it differentiated in form from cognate price.

adj admired

Example sentences :

"You are in splendid condition, Elfreda," praised Mrs. Gray.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower

Lamb and Coleridge, on the other hand, have praised "Lear" as a world's masterpiece.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

He praised me greatly for all the care I had taken of his boy; and said, how finely you was come on!
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Dissembling her displeasure, she praised the hammer-cloth, and especially the fringe.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Some persons will not be liberal, unless they can be praised.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

I hear that he praised me, and my part in the conversation that passed between us.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

They praised his eyes' alertness, the smoothness of his muscles.
Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall

They praised his manly beauty, his grace and strength of body.
Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall

She wanted to touch all their leaves, because, last night, he had praised them.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

They were praised as archers; but they desired to be praised as poets.
Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton

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