highly
commend
When it was first published, the book was highly commended by the critics.
The comedy was highly commended by the judges at the Cannes Film Festival.
The hotel was highly commended in the Tourism for Today Awards.
A winner, two runners-up, and 11 highly commended entries were finally chosen by the judges.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Praising and applauding
acclaim
acclamation
accolade
adulate
adulation
clap
compliment
encomium
enthrone
enthronement
eulogistic
eulogistically
hail
ode
ooh
ooh and aahidiom
ovation
overpraise
overpraised
puff