commendable

Meaning

Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.

Synonyms

praiseworthy

laudable

admirable

meritorious

creditable

laudably

applaudable

admirably

praiseworthily

good

👍

recommendable

respectable

salubrious

splendid

worthy

plausive

praisworthy

praise-worthy

worthy of praise

advisable

benevolent

creditably

excellent

exemplary

model

notable

noteworthy

plausible

Translations

louable

lobenswert

encomiabile

lofwaardig

lodevole

rühmenswert

loable

αξιέπαινος

prijzenswaardig

encomiable

löblich

louvável

lovenswaardig

aanbevelenswaardig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈmɛndəbəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: commendable

In summary

From Middle English commendable, from Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis, from commendare (“to commend, intrust to”), from com- + mandare (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dare (“to put”).