laud, v. 1. praise, sound the praises of, sing the praises of, extol, cry up, Inf. crack up, Archaic. magnify, emblazon; encore, root for; approve enthusiastically, hail, commend, sanction, endorse; recommend, promote, say a good word for, put in a good word for; compliment, flatter, puff, boost, swell, lionize, belaud, make much of; applaud, acclaim, cheer, celebrate, congratulate, Archaic, gratulate.
2. eulogize, panegyrize, glorify, bless, exalt, elevate; pay tribute to, pay homage to, honor, crown, worship, adore; reverence, venerate, revere; appreciate, value, esteem, respect, admire.
-n. 3. paean, hymn, song of praise, canticle, psalm; chant, plainsong; panegyric, encomium, laudable, adj. praiseworthy, commendable, meritorious, estimable, admirable, Brit. Dial, gradely; reputable, creditable, respectable, deserving, worthy; sterling, exemplary, excellent, good, noble; honorable, virtuous, righteous, upright, just, right-minded, principled; unimpeachable, irreproachable, blameless, laudation, n. 1. praise, acclaim, acclamation, ex-tolment, kudos, accolade, Archaic, magnification, citation; approval, approbation, endorsement, sanction, commendation, recommendation, advocacy, espousal; celebration, paean, congratulation, Archaic. gratulation; exultation, triumph, jubilation.
2. tribute, testimonial, credit, recognition; eulogy, eulogium, eulogization, exaltation, glorification, encomium, panegyric; honoring, crowning; homage, reverence, devotion, veneration; blessing, Eccles. benediction, Archaic, benison; honor, glory, repute, celebrity, fame, notoriety; esteem, favor, admiration, adulation; compliment, flattery; appreciation, estimation, respect, regard, affection, love, laudatory, adj. praising, praiseful, acclamatory; panegyrical, eulogizing, eulogistic, eulogistical, en-comiastical; approving, approbatory, approbative, commendatory; complimentary, flattering, uncritical, uncensorious; celebrative, celebratory, favorable, positive; glorifying, benedictory, laugh, v. 1. giggle, snicker, snigger, titter, tee-hee, ha-ha, haw-haw, SI. yuk-yuk; Inf. break up, Inf. crack up, burst out laughing; shake with laughter, be convulsed, split one's sides, Inf. roll on the floor, Inf. be in stitches, Inf. double up or over, Inf. die; guffaw, SI. yuk it up, SI. yuk; chortle, chuckle, cackle; cachinnate, roar, shriek.
2. laugh off laugh away or down, ridicule, dismiss, ignore, pay no attention or mind to, overlook, shrug off.
3. laugh at a. deride, scoff at, mock, jeer, ridicule, knock, gird at; fleer, guy, horselaugh, Australian, chiack; make fun of, lampoon, satirize, parody, pasquinade; make sport of, poke fun at, make a fool out of, make the butt of, SI. make an ass of; tease, rally, Inf. roast, banter, chaff, rib, kid, SI. razz; flout, scorn, sneer at, disdain, pooh-pooh; hiss, boo, hoot at, heckle, catcall; harass, SI. put down, abuse, b. reject, spurn, discount, rule out; disbelieve, refuse to accept, ignore, close one's eyes to.
4. laugh on the other side of one's face or mouth be dejected, be disheartened, be dispirited, be downcast, be down in the dumps, SI. be bummed out; be discouraged, be dismayed; get one's comeuppance, get a taste of one's own medicine. --n. 5. giggle, snicker, snigger, titter, tee-hee, hee-hee, haw-haw, hee-haw; guffaw, SI. yuk, SI. yuks, horselaugh, Inf. belly laugh; chortle, chuckle, cackle; cachinnation, roar, shriek, scream, screech; laughter, risibility; fit of laughter, peal of laughter, burst of laughter; Both Inf. boff, boffo.