acclaimed

adjective

ac·​claimed ə-ˈklāmd How to pronounce acclaimed (audio)
Synonyms of acclaimednext
: enthusiastically praised
an acclaimed performance/performer
the city's most acclaimed restaurants
Greenfeld is best known as a journalist, the author of five acclaimed books of nonfiction …—Jay McInerney

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The acclaimed documentary captures a 20-year personal chronicle of a family struggling with severe mental illness and social isolation. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 Giulia Enders is a physician and acclaimed author with a background in microbiology research and clinical experience in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. — Big Think, 31 July 2026 Last year, the acclaimed but controversial rapper, who also is known as Ye, welcomed his then-12-year-old daughter on stage at his concert at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 The acclaimed filmmaker's adaptation stars Matt Damon as the intrepid Greek king Odysseus, who embarks on a perilous voyage home following the Trojan War. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for acclaimed

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of acclaimed was in 1867

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