acclaimed

adjective

ac·​claimed ə-ˈklāmd How to pronounce acclaimed (audio)
: enthusiastically praised
an acclaimed performance/performer
the city's most acclaimed restaurants
Greenfeld is best known as a journalist, the author of five acclaimed books of nonfiction …Jay McInerney

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The acclaimed writer behind Girlfriends, The Game and Being Mary Jane was talking to a director on Forever, her latest show for Netflix, while a couple of yards away, a group of writers sitting at video village was watching the interaction on the monitors. Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025 As a follow-up to their acclaimed 2023 feature debut Talk to Me, Australian filmmaking brothers and RackaRacka YouTube creators Danny and Michael Philippou have delivered a brutal exploration of trauma and loss in the form of a boundary-pushing supernatural horror. Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 May 2025 And her sister, Lauren Groff, is an acclaimed novelist. Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 30 May 2025 Miss Velvet's Birthday Party The acclaimed rock star, singer and fashion icon Miss Velvet held her birthday celebration at Chez Fifi on April 29. Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for acclaimed

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of acclaimed was in 1867

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“Acclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclaimed. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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