Kudos
Kudos noun - Public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement.
Usage example: the attorney did pro bono work because it was the right thing to do, and not for any future kudos that it might bring
Laud
Laud noun - Public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement.
Usage example: an actor who in his lifetime received all the laud and honor that the theater world could bestow
Kudos and laud are semantically related in regard topic. Sometimes you can use "Kudos" instead a noun "Laud", if it concerns topics such as praise.
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Laud and Kudos. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kudos/laud
Kudos & Laud. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/kudos/laud>.
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