Laudable and Mean

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Laudable adjective - Deserving of high regard or great approval.

Usage example: you showed laudable restraint in dealing with that ridiculously demanding customer

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Mean is an antonym for laudable.

Nearby Words: laud, laudation, lauded, laudatory, laudably

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

Usage example: that was no mean stunt to pull off, especially with so little advance preparation

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Laudable is an antonym for mean.

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

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