Definition for Panegyric:

• [ Gr.] An oration in praise of an individual or of a body of men, especially at the great games. The P. of Isokrates was composed for the Olympic festival, but was not recited.

Synonyms for Panegyric:

• adj.

  •panegyric (adjective)
  • praising,
  • Acclamatory.

• n.

  •
  • credit,
  • regard,
  • respect,
  • brownie points,
  • a pat on the back,
  • admiration,
  • recognition.
  •
  • celebration,
  • kudos.
  •citation (noun)
  • reward,
  • summons,
  • salutation,
  • bidding,
  • charge.
  •commendation (noun)
  • encouragement,
  • recommendation,
  • pr,
  • honor,
  • bouquet,
  • pay,
  • stroking,
  • stroke,
  • points,
  • rave,
  • approval,
  • acclamation,
  • approbation,
  • puff,
  • award.
  •compliment (noun)
  • congratulations,
  • notice,
  • acclaim,
  • buttering up,
  • blessing,
  • appreciation,
  • courtesy,
  • adulation,
  • favor,
  • endorsement,
  • sentiment,
  • veneration,
  • respects,
  • applause,
  • homage,
  • ovation,
  • sanction,
  • confirmation.
  •complimentary (noun)
  • complimentary.
  •encomiastic (noun)
  • encomiastic.
  •eulogistic (noun)
  • eulogistic.
  •eulogy (noun)
  • accolade,
  • plaudit,
  • paean.
  •exaltation (noun)
  • ennoblement,
  • apotheosis,
  • idolization,
  • loftiness,
  • Extolment,
  • glory,
  • elevation,
  • aggrandizement,
  • dignity,
  • eminence,
  • upgrading,
  • reverence,
  • magnification,
  • grandeur,
  • advancement,
  • uplifting,
  • prestige,
  • rise,
  • worship.
  •panegyric (noun)
  • panegyrical,
  • pean.
  •praise (noun)
  • devotion,
  • hymn,
  • bravo,
  • esteem,
  • hurrah,
  • Bravoes,
  • thanks,
  • sycophancy,
  • boost,
  • cheer,
  • big hand,
  • obeisance,
  • flattery,
  • sycophancies,
  • cry,
  • bravos,
  • cheering.
  •prelection (noun)
  • pre-lections,
  • pre-lection,
  • pre lection,
  • pre lections.
  •tribute (noun)
  • gratitude,
  • gift,
  • salvo,
  • memorial,
  • offering,
  • acknowledgment.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Laudation.

Antonyms for Panegyric:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    disparagement, abuse, disapproval, correction, blame, animadversion, ignominy, indictment, sermon, slander, disapprobation, uncomplimentary, vilification, contempt, lecture, hissing, reproach, repudiation, vituperation, scorn, obloquy.

Panegyric Sentence Examples:

• Look at the subject of your panegyric.

• I confess, however, that I know little about them; they have, perhaps, their admirers, and to the pens of such I leave their panegyric.