Synonyms for
Applaud
Definition
to show approval or praise for someone or something, typically by clapping one's hands
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- applaud loudly
- applaud enthusiastically
- applaud the decision
- applaud the performance
- applaud his efforts
- applaud the team
- applaud the speaker
Word family
Usage note
While 'applaud' can refer to literal clapping, it is often used figuratively to express approval or praise for an action, idea, or achievement.
Example sentences
- I will applaud your efforts to improve your grades.
- The crowd began to applaud when the band finished playing.
- We should applaud the bravery of the firefighters.
- The teacher will applaud the students who do well on the test.
- The audience will applaud the actor's performance.
Quotes
The world needs more love, no doubt. But it also needs more kindness and compassion, and if you can't give it to others, you have to give it to yourself, you have to be kind to yourself. Not in some narcissistic way. You have to learn to treat yourself with respect and kindness, because you deserve it. -Michael J. Fox
When you're a kid, you lay in the grass and watch the clouds going over, and you literally don't have a thought in your mind. It's purely meditation, and we lose that. -Dick Van Dyke
When you're surrounded by all these people, it can be even lonelier than when you're by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you don't feel like you can trust anyone or talk to anybody, you feel like you're really alone. -Fiona Apple