Synonyms for laudatory
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : law-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔ dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i |
Top 10 synonyms for laudatory
Définition of laudatory
Origin :- 1550s, from Middle French laudatoire and directly from Late Latin laudatorius, from Latin laudare (see laud).
- adj complimentary
- He paused, evidently expectant of laudatory corroboration from the secretary.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- He would mention him in laudatory terms to new-comers, when his back was turned.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Fonsegue says that it's written in too laudatory a style for the 'Globe.'
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- He is critical, but not captious; laudatory, but not fulsome.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 » by Various
- Wise or dull, laudatory or otherwise, we put their opinions aside.
- Extract from : « Roundabout Papers » by William Makepeace Thackeray
- You must agree with that laudatory estimation of him which I read in the Missouri Democrat.
- Extract from : « The Crisis, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- But this is not the only laudatory account to be found in the Vienna papers.
- Extract from : « Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician » by Frederick Niecks
- The verses will appear to-night, with my laudatory introduction.
- Extract from : « Armorel of Lyonesse » by Walter Besant
- They write about their own researches in most laudatory terms and hypnotise us into believing them.
- Extract from : « Indian Home Rule » by M. K. Gandhi
- And for Jean Piot and his Piotte, what kind and laudatory expressions!
- Extract from : « The Surprises of Life » by Georges Clemenceau
Antonyms for laudatory
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