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Common collocations with praise in American Collocation

praise noun uncountable

US /preɪz/

great

effusive
exaggerated
extravagant
fulsome
glowing
gushing
hearty
high
lavish
sincere
unqualified

Since opening in 20017 the hotel has garnered lavish praise from travel magazines.

not great

faint

They issued a statement that damns the new alliance with faint praise.

by everyone or many people

unanimous
universal
widespread

The book has deservedly received almost unanimous praise.

deserved/not deserved

deserving
undeserved
well-deserved

The composer joined those on stage to receive well-deserved praise.

of a particular type

critical
verbal

He won critical praise for his smaller independent films.

give praise

bestow on someone/something
heap on someone/something
lavish on someone/something
shower on someone/something

The manager heaped praise on his side after they came from behind to win the game.

I have been singing your praises to all my friends and they want to meet you.

receive praise

attract
earn
garner
receive
win

Despite these problems, the conference earned praise for its organisation.

deserve praise

deserve
merit

The medical profession deserves the highest praise for this astonishing achievement.