laudable C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ˈlɔdəbəl/ UK /ˈlɔːdəbl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj deserving praise and commendation Her efforts to reduce waste were entirely laudable. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · deserving praise and... praiseworthycommendableadmirablemeritoriouscreditableestimable ↔ Opposites blameworthycontemptiblereprehensibledeplorable Word family Forms laudably Derived forms laudablylaudablenesslaudability Related forms laudlaudatorylaudationapplaud Etymology AI details From Latin laudābilis ('praiseworthy'), from laudāre ('to praise'), from laus, laudis ('praise'). laudābilis Latin laudāre Latin laus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Ethics & Social Judgment Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # laudable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈlɔdəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɔːdəbl/ ## Meanings 1. deserving praise and commendation ## Examples - Her efforts to reduce waste were entirely laudable. ## Synonyms - praiseworthy - commendable - admirable - meritorious - creditable - estimable ## Antonyms - blameworthy - contemptible - reprehensible - deplorable ## Derived Forms - laudably - laudableness - laudability ## Related Forms - laud - laudatory - laudation - applaud ## Roots and Affixes - Root: laudābilis - Root: laudāre - Root: laus ## Etymology From Latin laudābilis ('praiseworthy'), from laudāre ('to praise'), from laus, laudis ('praise'). ## AI Etymology Laudable comes from Latin laudābilis ('praiseworthy'), from laudāre ('to praise'), from laus, laudis ('praise'). The historical trail runs through Latin laudābilis, Latin laudāre and Latin laus. In modern use it means deserving praise and commendation. Derived formations include laudably, laudableness, laudability; related forms include laud, laudatory, laudation, applaud. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown