Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acclaimed

/əˈkleɪmd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: ac-claimed
IPA: /əˈkleɪmd/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.

verb

simple past and past participle of acclaim

Example Sentences

"Many critically acclaimed novels are not commercially successful."
"She’s an acclaimed writer; her books are bestsellers before they are published."
"Franklin the scientist, inventor, and exponent of thrift and hard work, the very embodiment of the native religion of upward mobility, may have been even more acclaimed than in his own time."

Inflected Forms

more acclaimed (comparative) most acclaimed (superlative)

Derived Forms

unacclaimed

Phrases

self-acclaimed

Rhymes With

named claimed aimed ashamed framed blamed proclaimed famed unnamed renamed reclaimed shamed

Questions

How do you pronounce acclaimed?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkleɪmd/.
What does acclaimed mean?: Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.

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