Acclaim
Acclaim noun - Public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement.
Vilification is an antonym for acclaim.
Nearby Words: acclaimed, acclaiming
Vilification
Vilification noun - The making of false statements that damage another's reputation.
Usage example: warned that the constant vilification of candidates for public office was undermining the people's faith in the political system
Acclaim is an antonym for vilification.
How words are described
| later | later acclaim | later vilification |
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Vilification and Acclaim. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acclaim/vilification
Acclaim & Vilification. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/acclaim/vilification>.
Vilification or Acclaim. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/acclaim/vilification.
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