Synonyms for commendable
com·mend·able

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1. applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthyadverb

   worthy of high praise

   "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"

   Synonyms:
   applaudable, laudable, praiseworthy

   Antonyms:
   unworthy

2. admirably, laudably, praiseworthily, commendableadverb

   in an admirable manner

   "the children's responses were admirably normal"

   Synonyms:
   laudably, admirably, praiseworthily

   Antonyms:
   unworthy

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1. commendableadjective

   Synonyms:
   laudable, praiseworthy, to be commended

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1. commendableadjective

   Synonyms:
   praiseworthy, laudable

   Antonyms:
   unpraiseworthy, illaudable

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1. List of paraphrases for "commendable":

   laudable, praiseworthy, creditable, worthy, admirable, meritorious, worthwhile, welcome, remarkable

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1. Willa Sibert Cather:

   Writing ought either to be the manufacture of stories for which there is a market demand -- a business as safe and commendable as making soap or breakfast foods -- or it should be an art, which is always a search for something for which there is no market demand, something new and untried, where the values are intrinsic and have nothing to do with standardized values.

2. Jaisal Pastakia:

   The ECB has a huge task this week to restore confidence and trust in financial markets, the ECB’s record has been commendable ... but the stakes are getting higher.

3. Randall Blankenbaker:

   All of these officers' actions are more than commendable and should be considered heroic.

4. Robert E. Lee:

   My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health.

5. Machiavelli:

   Men are of three different capacities: one understands intuitively; another understands so far as it is explained; and a third understands neither of himself nor by explanation. The first is excellent, the second, commendable, and the third, altogether useless.