Applaudable and Pitiable

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Applaudable adjective - Deserving of high regard or great approval.

Usage example: the applaudable goal of working one's way through college

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Pitiable is an antonym for applaudable.

Pitiable adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

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Applaudable is an antonym for pitiable.

Nearby Words: pitiful, pity, pitifully, pitied, pitiably

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