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Acclaimed vs Exclaimed - What's the difference?

acclaimed | exclaimed |

As verbs the difference between acclaimed and exclaimed

is that acclaimed is past tense of acclaim while exclaimed is past tense of exclaim.

As an adjective acclaimed

is greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.

acclaimed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.
    • She's an acclaimed writer, her books are bestsellers before they are published.
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    • Verb

    (head)
  • (acclaim)

    • exclaimed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (exclaim)

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    exclaim

    English

    Alternative forms

    * exclame

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (lb) To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.
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  • *:“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are'' pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling ''à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.”

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Exclamation; outcry, clamor.
  • * 1635 , John Donne, "His parting form her":
    • Oh fortune, thou'rt not worth my least exclame [...].