1. (

• applaudable ,
• commendable ,
• laudable ,
• praiseworthy

) 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" ;

1. (

• admirably ,
• laudably ,
• praiseworthily ,
• commendable

) in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal" ;