絶賛・絶讃|ぜっさんzessan[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbhigh praise; great admiration; acclaim
2. adverbwith critical acclaim; to rave reviews; with high commendations
3. adverbcurrently; presently; right nowusu. as 絶賛...中

• Synonym賞賛しょうさんWrittenWritten-style praise or commendation, common in formal prose, that does not stress degree; 「絶賛」 explicitly means raving praise and is a staple of media reviews.
• Synonym賛美さんびWrittenWritten word for glorifying with reverence, as in 「神を賛美する」; 「絶賛」 focuses on the extremely high evaluation of works or performances.
• Synonym褒めるほめるNeutralNeutral, everyday verb for complimenting someone by naming their merits; 「絶賛」 specifically stresses the degree — praise at its utmost.
• Synonym嘆賞たんしょうWrittenRare written word for admiring praise that stresses being impressed; 「絶賛」 stresses extolling to the utmost. For general praise use 「賞賛」.
• Synonym賛嘆さんたんWrittenWritten term for praising out of deep admiration; 「絶賛」 stresses an extremely high evaluation. For everyday compliments use 「褒める」.
• Synonym称揚しょうようWrittenRare written word for extolling or exalting someone, with a nuance of publicly raising them up; 「絶賛」 stresses raving praise. For general praise use 「賞賛」.
• Synonym嘆美たんびWrittenRare written word for admiring, almost adoring praise; 「絶賛」 stresses extolling to the utmost. For everyday praise use 「褒める」.
• Synonym賞嘆しょうたんWrittenRare written word for praising with a strong note of awe; 「絶賛」 stresses raving praise. For general praise use 「賞賛」.
• Synonym讃賞さんしょうWrittenRare written word for recognizing merits and praising, close to 「賞賛」; 「絶賛」 instead means raving, wholehearted praise.
• Related感心かんしんNeutralNeutral word for being impressed by fine conduct, also used ironically for astonishment; 「絶賛」 is the high evaluation itself, not an inner feeling.
• Related感服かんぷくWrittenWritten word for deep admiration and respect, stressing being won over inside; 「絶賛」 stresses the extremely high praise given, without naming feelings.
• Related感嘆かんたんWrittenWritten word for admiration and wonder; it can also mean lamenting, a sense 「絶賛」 lacks. 「絶賛」 stresses raving praise.
• Related驚嘆きょうたんWrittenWritten word for astonishment mixed with admiration, stressing the surprise, as in 「驚嘆に値する」; 「絶賛」 requires no element of surprise.
• Related褒め称えるほめたたえるNeutralNeutral verb for acclaiming warmly, mostly of achievements or people; 「絶賛」 can serve as a noun and stresses an extremely high evaluation.
• Related三嘆さんたんWrittenRare written word for repeated sighs of admiration, as in 「一読三嘆」; it can also mean repeated lamenting, which 「絶賛」 never expresses.
• Related称えるたたえるNeutralNeutral verb for extolling with admiration and respect, fairly solemn, as in 「健闘を称える」; 「絶賛」 stresses the intensity of the praise more.
• Related褒め上げるほめあげるCasualColloquial verb for talking someone's merits sky-high, sometimes with a hint of overdoing it; 「絶賛」 itself implies no exaggeration.
• Related嘉賞かしょうWrittenArchaic literary word for approving and commending something as good, now rare; 「絶賛」 stresses raving praise. For everyday compliments use 「褒める」.
• Related賛するさんするWrittenRare written word for agreeing or endorsing, praising, or inscribing a painting; 「絶賛」 overlaps only in praising and never means assent or inscription.
• Related褒めちぎるほめちぎるCasualColloquial verb for praising someone lavishly and non-stop, with a strong tone; 「絶賛」 also means raving praise but suits formal evaluations too.
• Antonym酷評こくひょうWrittenWritten word for harshly criticizing works or performances; it sits at the opposite pole from 「絶賛」 on the good-to-bad scale of evaluation.

Use 「絶賛」 for raving praise of works or performances, as in 「批評家に絶賛される」; in 「絶賛上映中」 it flags something as currently in full swing. For praise in general choose 「賞賛」, and for everyday compliments 「褒める」. The verbs 「褒め称える」 and 「称える」 suit warm, respectful acclaim; 「感心」 and 「感嘆」 describe the admirer's feeling rather than the praise given. The antonym is 「酷評」, harsh criticism.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. この上うえなく褒ほめること。
2. （「（動作どうさ性せい名詞めいし）+中ちゅう」にかかる形かたちで）大々的だいだいてきに。大おおいに盛り上もりあがって。