'Commendable' definitions:
Definition of 'commendable'
From: WordNet
adverb
In an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal" [syn: admirably, laudably, praiseworthily, commendable]
adjective
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" [syn: applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy]
Definition of 'Commendable'
From: GCIDE
- Commendable \Com*mend"a*ble\, a.
- Note: (Formerly accented on the first syllable.) [L. commendabilis.] Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy. [1913 Webster]
- Order and decent ceremonies in the church are not only comely but commendable. --Bacon. -- {Com*mend"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Com*mend"a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'commendable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admirable,
- advantageous,
- auspicious,
- beneficial,
- benevolent,
- beyond all praise,
- bon,
- bonny,
- braw,
- bueno,
- capital,
- cogent,
- creditable,
- deserving,
- elegant,
- estimable,
- excellent,
- exemplary,
- expedient,
- fair,
- famous,
- favorable,
- fine,
- good,
- goodly,
- grand,
- healthy,
- helpful,
- kind,
- laudable,
- meritorious,
- model,
- nice,
- noble,
- pleasant,
- praiseworthy,
- profitable,
- regal,
- royal,
- skillful,
- sound,
- splendid,
- unexceptionable,
- useful,
- valid,
- very good,
- virtuous,
- well-deserving,
- worthy