credit
Her boss took the credit for it.
She made things happen but never took credit for it herself.
He invented the telephone, though others took the credit.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Praising and applauding
acclaim
acclamation
accolade
adulate
adulation
clap
compliment
encomium
enthrone
enthronement
eulogistic
eulogistically
hail
laurel wreath
ode
ooh
ooh and aahidiom
ovation
overpraise
puff
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Admirable and admired