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Synonyms

praiseworthy

American  
[preyz-wur-thee] / ˈpreɪzˌwɜr ði /

adjective

  1. deserving of praise; laudable.

    a praiseworthy motive.
praiseworthy British  
/ ˈpreɪzˌwɜːðɪ /

adjective

  1. deserving of praise; commendable

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Other Word Forms

  • praiseworthily adverb
  • praiseworthiness noun
  • unpraiseworthy adjective

Etymology

Origin of praiseworthy

First recorded in 1530–40; praise + -worthy

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

My companion thought Susan Hilferty’s costumes were the most praiseworthy feature of the production.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024

“The effort is praiseworthy, but so excessively tardy that it is perfectly useless,” a collective of linguists wrote in the Liberation newspaper on Thursday.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

Such mythmaking adds to the public's belief in the possibility of the American dream and the praiseworthy egoism of genius.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 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

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