bravo

[brah-voh, brah-voh] / ˈbrɑ voʊ, brɑˈvoʊ /

NOUN

laudation

Synonyms

WEAK

acclaim acclamation accolade applause appreciation approbation approval big hand boost celebration cheer cheering citation commendation compliment cry devotion encomium esteem eulogy exaltation extolment flattery glorification glory good word homage hurrah hymn kudos obeisance ovation panegyric pat on the back plaudit puff rave recognition recommendation regard sycophancy thanks tribute worship

NOUN

magnification

Synonyms

STRONG

acclaim acclamation accolade applause appreciation approbation approval boost celebration cheer cheering citation commendation compliment cry devotion encomium enlargement esteem eulogy exaggeration exaltation extolment flattery glorification glory homage hurrah hymn kudos obeisance ovation overstatement panegyric plaudit puff rave recognition recommendation regard sycophancy thanks tribute worship

WEAK

big hand good word laudation pat on the back

Antonyms

STRONG

blame castigation censure condemnation criticism decrease denunciation depression disapproval discouragement dishonor dislike disregard disrespect ignorance insult neglect reduction silence unhappiness

NOUN

praise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acclaim accolade applause appreciation approval cheer commendation compliment cry devotion esteem glory kudos ovation plaudit rave recognition recommendation thanks tribute

STRONG

acclamation approbation boost celebration cheering citation encomium eulogy exaltation extolment flattery glorification homage hurrah hymn obeisance panegyric puff regard sycophancy worship

WEAK

big hand good word laudation pat on the back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blame censure criticism disapproval neglect silence

STRONG

castigation condemnation denunciation disregard disrespect

Example Sentences

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When Maxey—and really, bravo for Maxey, who is the soul of this Philly team—put Game 7 with a string of fearless drives, the statement was Lazarus-like.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

So bravo to you for taking this on.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

"You have brought happiness to all Ivorians, bravo, bravo," said President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast, which hosted the pan-African tournament.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024

“So bravo to them. They found a play.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2023

Any bravo who saw the prospect of some caprice-suiting as inviting enough to visit the Amazons himself, Carvajal solemnly warned, “would go a boy and return an old man.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

bravo

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