acclaim
noun/əˈkleɪm/
Frequency rank: #9,604 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
enthusiastic public praise or approval
Example sentence
The young novelist received widespread acclaim for her debut book.
Synonyms & related words
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