Synonyms of the word

paean

• n. (Ancient Greece, historical) A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory,…
• n. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.
• n. An enthusiastic expression of praise.
• v. (transitive, rare) To sing a paean; to praise.

anthem

• n. (archaic) Antiphon.
• n. A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.
• n. A hymn of praise or loyalty.
• n. (informal) A very popular song or track.
• v. (transitive, poetic) To celebrate with anthems.

congratulations

• interj. Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
• n. plural of congratulation.

encomium

• n. Warm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute.
• n. (rhetoric) A general category of oratory.
• n. (rhetoric) A method within rhetorical pedagogy.
• n. The eighth exercise in the progymnasmata series.
• n. (literature) A genre of literature that included five elements: prologue, birth and upbringing, acts of…

eulogy

• n. An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
• n. Speaking highly of someone; the act of praising or commending someone.

extolment

• n. (obsolete) praise.

hymn

• n. A song of praise or worship.
• v. (transitive) To sing (a hymn).
• v. (transitive) To praise or extol in hymns.

kudos

• n. Praise; accolades.
• n. Credit for one's achievements.
• n. plural of kudo.

panegyric

• n. A formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something.
• n. Someone who writes or delivers such a speech.

pean

• n. (heraldry) A heraldic fur of yellow spots on a black field.
• n. Alternative spelling of paean.
• n. Alternative spelling of peen.
• v. Alternative spelling of paean.
• v. Alternative spelling of peen.

praise

• n. commendation; favourable representation in words.
• n. worship.
• v. To give praise to.