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praiseworthy

[preyz-wur-thee] / ˈpreɪzˌwɜr ði /
ADJECTIVE
deserving congratulations, adoration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admirable commendable creditable estimable honorable laudable meritorious
WEAK
excellent exemplary fine gnarly gone meritable pillar salt of earth select slick stellar swell thankworthy tough worthy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bad dishonorable poor unworthy
WEAK
disliked disrespected

Example Sentences

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For one thing, his novel is one of the few that looks at colonizing Mars as a legitimate, even praiseworthy, escape plan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Others remember it as a praiseworthy attempt to fight the endemic corruption that was holding back Nigeria's development.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

But “The Many Lives of Martha Stewart” includes enough of a praiseworthy viewpoint for the audience to recognize the double standard to which she was subjected in her public life.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2024

Allow me to single out a few others in the large and praiseworthy cast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2023

How praiseworthy it is for a prince to keep his word and to live with integrity and not by cunning, everyone knows.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli