Definition for Encomium:

• A formal expression of praise; a eulogy.

Synonyms for Encomium:

• n.

  •
  • a pat on the back,
  • brownie points,
  • admiration,
  • recognition,
  • credit,
  • regard,
  • respect.
  •
  • celebration,
  • kudos.
  •commendation (noun)
  • pat head,
  • strokings,
  • pat the head,
  • shot arm,
  • shot in arm,
  • re commendation,
  • re-commendation,
  • re commendations,
  • pat back,
  • shot the arm,
  • re-commendations,
  • pumping ups,
  • pat the back,
  • good opinions.
  •communication (noun)
  • paean,
  • pean,
  • encomium.
  •compliment (noun)
  • accolade,
  • salutation.
  •flattery (noun)
  • hokum,
  • eyewashes,
  • honeyed words,
  • sycophancies,
  • ingratiation,
  • Toadyism,
  • flummery,
  • soft words,
  • soft-soap,
  • sycophancy,
  • obsequiousness,
  • ingratiations,
  • unctuousness,
  • plaudits,
  • eyewash,
  • jives,
  • fawning,
  • fulsomeness,
  • jive,
  • pretty speech.
  •praise (noun)
  • bravo,
  • big hand,
  • magnification,
  • Bravoes,
  • bravos.
  •tribute (noun)
  • study at tribute.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Laudation.

Antonyms for Encomium:

• n.

  • compliment
    censure, blame, criticism, condemnation.
  • Other antonyms:
    correction, reproach, hissing, admonition, harangue, obloquy, abuse, indictment, repudiation, disapproval, disparagement, vilification, sermon, contempt, animadversion, lecture, scorn, vituperation, ignominy, disapprobation, slander.

Encomium Sentence Examples:

• Scapin, who was a natural buffoon, acknowledged this encomium with a very low obeisance - his eyes cast down, his hand on his heart - and with such an irresistibly comical affectation of modesty and embarrassment that they all burst into a hearty laugh, which did them much good after the intense excitement and alarm.

• Such moments in her acting as that of Galatea's mute supplication at the last of earthly life, that of Juliet's desolation after the final midnight parting with the last human creature whom she may ever behold, and that of Hermione's despair when she covers her face and falls as if stricken dead, were the eloquent denotements of power, and in those and such as those - with which her art abounded - was the fulfilment of every hope that her acting inspired and the vindication of every encomium that it received.

Homophones for Encomium:

• emission, ensign, enjoin, enigma, engine, enzyme, enchain, e-mycin.

Hyponym for Encomium:

• n.

  • communication
    kudos, congratulations, Extolment, praise.